Shirley Weber

“set the record straight”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Weber responded to DOJ letters with a three-page letter addressing events since July.

“This is an emergency of the DOJ’s creation.”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Weber wrote in her letter that the situation was an emergency created by the DOJ.

“The [justice department’s] relentless efforts to unlawfully gain access to states’ protected voter data and purge voter rolls serve only to cause chaos and fuel public distrust in our elections,”

Shirley Weber · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-15

Weber said the justice department had not provided the list of voters to her office and criticized its efforts to gain access to protected voter data.

“Despite failing to send the list of alleged non-citizens to my office, you demand that we request transmittal of the list, review and confirm the citizenship status of each of the approximately 20,000 individuals on the list on the eve of an election and within a mere 48 hours,”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Weber wrote that the DOJ demanded review of 20,000 individuals' citizenship status within 48 hours without first sending the list to her office.

“unprecedented measures that threaten thousands of Californians’ right to vote, based on unverifiable information or methodology that you still fail to explain or provide”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Weber maintains the administration is demanding unprecedented measures threatening Californians' right to vote.

“We welcome legitimate best practices that comply with state and federal law while protecting Californians' personal information,”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-18

Weber, a Democrat, said in a statement that California welcomes legitimate best practices while protecting Californians' personal information.

“However, the information provided during the President's remarks and on the White House website, do not inspire any level of confidence in the methodology used or the conclusions reached.”

Shirley Weber · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-18

Weber expressed skepticism about the methodology and conclusions presented by the Trump administration regarding purported noncitizen voters in California.