US Justice Dept Demands California Counties Identify Suspected Noncitizen Voters
Days ahead of the midterm elections, the US Justice Department has demanded that California counties assist in identifying voters suspected of lacking citizenship.
The US Department of Justice is demanding that counties in California assist in identifying registered voters suspected of lacking American citizenship, Reuters and German news magazine Der Spiegel reported.
According to Der Spiegel, the Justice Department threatened California election officials with investigations just days before the midterm elections. The Trump administration claims that hundreds of non-citizens are registered to vote in the state, but California authorities reject the allegations.
Further details have not yet been released.
Sources: Der Spiegel, Reuters
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