“But to be clear, the district court judge explained that voting unlawfully results in criminal exposure. Consistent with this, California also wrote in its filing that the remedy for unlawful voting is through criminal prosecution. Thus, while DOJ maintains that a civil remedy is still available, all agree that noncitizen voting is properly addressed through criminal law.”

Department of Justice · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

The DOJ statement added that all parties agree noncitizen voting is properly addressed through criminal law, while maintaining a civil remedy is still available.