California Voter-List Accuracy Challenged in Court
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 16:45 · Updated 10:21
A court filing and reviews by election officials challenged the accuracy of federal lists identifying possible noncitizen voters. The reports describe concerns that eligible citizens could be wrongly affected, while the administration defended its efforts to investigate.
- UCLA data scientists found that 8,880 names on the California list—42%—did not appear in the state’s current voter files; they also identified names associated with confirmed or possible US citizens.
- California and other state and local officials reported problems with federal lists, including names not found on voter rolls or records they could not confidently match.
- The administration pursued legal and county-level reviews, while officials and court proceedings raised concerns about errors and possible effects on eligible voters.
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- California list reviewed
- 8,880 names, or 42%, were not found in current California voter files, according to the UCLA analysis.
- List figure cited in lawsuit
- The administration’s list suggested as many as 20,930 likely noncitizens were registered in California.
- Earlier California estimate
- ABC News reports that the administration initially alleged more than 190,000 noncitizen voters in California, later reducing the figure to about 20,000.
- Butte County review
- Of 47 names received, 32 were not on the county’s active voter rolls and seven could not be matched confidently, according to the county election official.
- Nevada County review
- An official said the review of 10 names found no evidence of noncitizen voting in the November 3, 2026 election.
- Court action
- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the administration’s complaint a second time, according to Al Jazeera.
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