Local Politics · Los Angeles County
Federal Subpoenas Hit California Election Officials Despite Judge's Order Ahead of Nov. 4 Vote
At least four California election workers received federal grand jury subpoenas in late October, including one delivered to the Orange County Voter Registration Office on Thursday requesting uncensored records for 60 individuals. The subpoenas continued despite a written order issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter directing federal prosecutors to cease threatening election employees with criminal charges. In Los Angeles County, three Registrar's Office employees were subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury on November 4, the day after midterm elections. Federal prosecutors in California have also charged 28 people for registering to vote without citizenship, representing approximately 0.0001% of the state's 23 million registered voters.