The Justice Department on Friday ordered California election officials to identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls and set aside their mail-in ballot – warning that officials who knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens could face criminal liability.

The stipulation marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to scrutinize voter rolls as the government continues to double down on claims of voter fraud, fueled by Donald Trump’s baseless allegations of widespread election cheating.

The administration’s claims have faced scrutiny, and some initial findings have not held up under further review. In Nevada, for example, DHS told state officials that its initial finding of 15,900 potentially noncitizen registrants was preliminary and unvetted, and that it had confirmed only 185 through manual review.

Last month, Nevada officials told DHS their subsequent review found that all 185 were US citizens, a conclusion the federal agency disputes.

  • Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    Ah yes, “suspected”

    Here’s how you get on the “suspected non-citizen list”:

    • do you respect women?
    • do you feel capitalism has run its course and failed our generation?
    • are you tired of the ol’ triangle of control (israel/US/saudis)
    • is one of your friends trans?
    • do you openly hate billionaires and maga?
    • are still asking about the Epstein files?
    • do you feel the only real solution to the Alt-right and Ice is a funeral pyre?
    • do you care about the environment?

    The list goes on but you get it.