DOJ subpoenas California counties over alleged noncitizen voting
Summary
Federal grand juries subpoenaed Santa Clara and Sonoma counties over alleged noncitizen voting and the counties’ responses to Justice Department demands to set aside certain ballots. County officials say they are reviewing the requests and argue that segregating ballots lacks a legal basis and could violate election laws; the Supreme Court had rejected the DOJ’s related civil effort to require ballot segregation.Key Facts
- Santa Clara and Sonoma county officials said they received grand jury subpoenas from federal prosecutors in California.
- Sonoma County said its subpoena seeks information about a person the DOJ alleges may have voted in prior elections.
- The Sonoma subpoena also seeks records about the county’s response to DOJ demands to segregate ballots linked to suspected noncitizens.
- A person familiar with the Santa Clara subpoena said it included similar requests.
- The DOJ has claimed that about 20,000 ballots were mailed to potential noncitizens before the election.
- California state and local officials have declined to set aside the ballots, citing concerns about the accuracy of the federal list and the risk of excluding eligible voters.
- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the DOJ’s civil lawsuit seeking to require ballot segregation shortly before the election.
- Los Angeles County officials received separate grand jury subpoenas about noncitizen voting and election procedures, and the response deadline was extended.
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