“In this case, this Office has been informed that the United States has identified more than 20,000 individuals who appear to be registered to vote in California based on publicly available information at the time that information was received, but who, in the United States' view, are likely not U.S. citizens,”

D. John Sauer · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-02

Sauer made the statement in an application to the Supreme Court asking it to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots of about 20,000 voters the DOJ suggests may not be U.S. citizens.