Trump Administration Sues California Over Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and APPublished on: October 15, 2026Country: United States
PoliticsCrime & Law
Trump Administration Sues California Over Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

The Trump administration has sued California after the state missed a deadline to review a list of people alleged to be noncitizens registered to vote. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, the Justice Department asked the court to block the counting of mail-in ballots from voters on a list said to contain about 20,000 names. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said her office never received the list and accused the administration of demanding unprecedented measures based on unverifiable information. The department had given several counties 48 hours to review the lists, while California disputes the methods used to identify the voters.

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