Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
Oct 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
DOJ asks 57 California counties to identify noncitizens
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The Justice Department sent letters Friday to election officials in 57 of California’s 58 counties, asking them to help determine whether people on voter-registration lists are citizens. In a letter to San Bernardino County, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli provided a list of 1,133 people and asked officials to respond within 48 hours. He requested that ballots from people whose citizenship cannot be confirmed be set aside, not canceled, pending a determination.
WHO: The U.S. Department of Justice, through First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli
WHAT: The Justice Department asked election officials in 57 California counties to help identify whether people on voter-registration lists are citizens and to segregate, not cancel, ballots pending citizenship verification.
WHEN: Oct 23, 2026
WHERE: California, USA
WHY: The department said it was seeking to prevent ballots from being counted before the citizenship of listed voters could be verified.
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