DOJ Threatens California Officials With Prosecution

Voting-rights groups, including LULACLeague of United Latin American Citizensa mutual aid and civil rights organization of the United States formed in 1929, serving all Hispanic nationality groups and the NAACP, asked to join the Justice Department’s lawsuit against California election officials. The department is seeking to stop California from counting ballots from more than 20,000 people it described as likely noncitizens until their citizenship is verified. The lawsuit followed a federal demand that California review flagged voters within 48 hours. Federal officials said voter and immigration records identified likely noncitizens with high confidence, while California officials said the government had not provided reliable evidence. Los Angeles County said the list lacked key details and objected to a thumb drive delivered with its password attached. Whether the court will set ballots aside remains unresolved.