AP:
The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential… Continue reading
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“If persons knowingly tabulate ballots cast by individuals identified by federal agencies as noncitizens, they risk becoming aiders and abettors to a federal crime.”
Problem:
Just because Trump’s feds identify someone as a non-citizen doesn’t actually mean they are a non-citizen:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/24/dhs-nevada-voter-non-citizens-error
“State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens.”
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5940807/noncitizen-voters-trump-nevada-call