Local Politics · Los Angeles County
DOJ Gives California Until Noon ET Oct. 15 to Act on Alleged Noncitizen Voter List
The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters Tuesday to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan, threatening emergency legal action if the state did not address a list of allegedly ineligible voters by noon Eastern time on Oct. 15. Acting-U.S. Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter directed that unverified voters' mail ballots be segregated rather than canceled pending citizenship checks. Weber said her office never received the referenced list, though LA County's registrar confirmed receiving a password-protected thumb drive. Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta stated they are prepared to defend California's voting system, noting courts have previously blocked similar federal demands and that federal law restricts systematic voter-roll removals within 90 days of an election.