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With midterms underway, Justice Department presses California to withhold flagged voters' ballots

Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

14 October 2026Live

Sources

Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-14/justice-dept-demands-california-prove-citizenship-for-lists-of-voters-or-withhold-ballots

Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

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