DOJ Subpoenas California Election Officials
DOJ subpoenaed California election officials while its appeal of the ballot ruling remained pending.
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Updated Oct 29, 8:17pm ETThe Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to California election officials seeking records about suspected unlawful voting. The subpoenas sought records about state communications and screening methods, after a judge rejected an earlier federal bid to set aside disputed mail ballots. The fight began shortly before the Nov. 3 midterms, after California had started mailing and processing ballots. More than 3.7 million Californians had voted by the time U.S. District Judge David CarterDavid O. CarterUnited States Federal Judge denied that request. The department said it was trying to stop unlawful noncitizen voting and protect citizens’ votes. California officials said the federal list was unreliable and the approach risked disenfranchising eligible voters. The Justice Department appealed, and Carter appointed a special master.
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From the left
Left-leaning outlets framed the subpoenas as part of a wider federal push to pressure election officials and interfere with the midterms. The New York Times tied the fight to unsubstantiated noncitizen-voting claims and unreliable lists that could endanger lawful ballots. CNN highlighted Judge David Carter’s warning that the demand threatened state election authority and voting-rights protections.
From the right
Right-leaning outlets split between treating federal action as needed against suspected illegal voting and stressing the risk of election disruption. Fox News emphasized Bill Essayli’s argument that suspected noncitizen ballots could dilute lawful votes before they became hard to separate. The New York Post portrayed the subpoenas as an escalation, with California officials casting the pressure as intimidation.
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