Oct. 28, 2026
DOJ seeks to segregate thousands of California ballots over citizenship questions
Federal prosecutors urged a Los Angeles judge to prevent ballots cast by suspected noncitizens from being counted while their eligibility is investigated. California officials warned that the request could disenfranchise lawful voters and disrupt election procedures.
A federal prosecutor urged a Los Angeles judge Tuesday to order California election officials to segregate ballots from thousands of registered voters suspected of being noncitizens, arguing that counting those ballots could violate federal law and irreversibly compromise election integrity.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told U.S. District Judge David O. Carter that the Justice Department was not seeking to invalidate ballots but to preserve them while officials inves...
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