The U.S. Justice Department has given California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face possible legal action, Reuters reported.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent California Secretary of State Shirley Weber a password-protected thumb drive containing names the government believes may belong to noncitizens.
Federal prosecutors also demanded that ballots be segregated until voters’ citizenship status is confirmed, warning they could seek emergency court intervention if officials refuse.
Although software errors may have added more than 30,000 noncitizens to voter rolls across states since 2000, experts say the figure is small compared with approximately 170 million registered voters. The dispute unfolds weeks before the November 3 election, with Republicans defending narrow congressional majorities.
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