More than 40% of names on a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) list of people it considers likely noncitizens did not appear in California voter rolls, The Independent reported Saturday via the Associated Press.
On Oct. 15, the DOJ said Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and federal partners compared California voter-registration records with federal immigration data, identifying more than 20,000 registrants it considered likely noncitizens. The department described that review as preliminary and ongoing.
The DOJ asked California to keep ballots associated with names on the list separate while officials checked citizenship. On Oct. 28, a federal judge rejected the emergency request, leaving state election procedures in place, as EconoTimes’ earlier coverage of the ruling reported. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the government had not adequately explained its record-matching methods or the list’s reliability.
The DOJ complaint did not establish whether anyone named returned a ballot or voted. California’s election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3.
