“This Court should order California (1) to set aside vote-by-mail ballots from persons identified by the Federal Government likely to be noncitizens and (2) to independently – or in collaboration with the Federal Government – verify their citizenship status (beyond relying on unverified statements of citizenship necessary to registering) before tabulating their vote-by-mail ballot.”

US Department of Justice · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

The justice department's lawsuit asked the court to order California to set aside and verify citizenship of ballots from persons flagged as likely noncitizens.