DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas to California Election Offices Over Voter Rolls Before Nov. 3 Vote
The Trump administration has issued grand jury subpoenas to election offices across California days before the final day of voting on Nov. 3, according to Bloomberg and confirmed to CyberScoop by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The probe concerns alleged administration of illegal voting and is tied to U.S. Department of Justice demands that states use federal voter lists to identify and remove "potential noncitizens". California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is reportedly a target and did not comment. LA County Registrar Dean Logan called the effort an attempt to intimidate officials into accepting federal supremacy over state voter registration. On Friday, voting rights groups sued the DOJ and DHS in California to block the federal actions.
Detalhes técnicos
- The DOJ claims at least 20,000 potential noncitizens are on California voter lists. DHS told CyberScoop the figure could be as high as 190,000.
- The administration's data comes from public voter lists, federal databases and commercially purchased personal information. Election officials, voting experts and federal courts have repeatedly criticized it as inaccurate and unreliable.
- Most people flagged are naturalized citizens or the result of state administrative errors, and many wrongly registered people never voted.
- Separately, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office (Minnesota) charged James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. They allegedly gave election judges false identities of real voters.
- Shasta County's outgoing registrar Clint Curtis endorsed the removal of 20,000 voters.
- The Michigan ACLU says it has war-gamed 25 scenarios and prepared rapid response plans.
Remediação
- The lawsuit asks a judge to declare that the federal government exceeded its constitutional authority and that state officials are lawfully carrying out their duties.
- It also asks the court to order the departments to tell all subpoenaed California election officials that the investigation is halted under a court order.
- Logan said the office will take whatever steps are necessary to protect its employees.
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DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas to California Election Offices Over Voter Rolls Before Nov. 3 Vote
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The Trump administration has issued grand jury subpoenas to election offices across California days before the final day of voting on Nov. 3, according to Bloomberg and confirmed to CyberScoop by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters. The probe concerns alleged administration of illegal voting and is tied to U.S. Department of Justice demands that states use federal voter lists to identify and remove "potential noncitizens". California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is reportedly a target and did not comment. LA County Registrar Dean Logan called the effort an attempt to intimidate officials into accepting federal supremacy over state voter registration. On Friday, voting rights groups sued the DOJ and DHS in California to block the federal actions.
Technical Details
- The DOJ claims at least 20,000 potential noncitizens are on California voter lists. DHS told CyberScoop the figure could be as high as 190,000.
- The administration's data comes from public voter lists, federal databases and commercially purchased personal information. Election officials, voting experts and federal courts have repeatedly criticized it as inaccurate and unreliable.
- Most people flagged are naturalized citizens or the result of state administrative errors, and many wrongly registered people never voted.
- Separately, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office (Minnesota) charged James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. They allegedly gave election judges false identities of real voters.
- Shasta County's outgoing registrar Clint Curtis endorsed the removal of 20,000 voters.
- The Michigan ACLU says it has war-gamed 25 scenarios and prepared rapid response plans.
Remediation
- The lawsuit asks a judge to declare that the federal government exceeded its constitutional authority and that state officials are lawfully carrying out their duties.
- It also asks the court to order the departments to tell all subpoenaed California election officials that the investigation is halted under a court order.
- Logan said the office will take whatever steps are necessary to protect its employees.