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California election officials defend voting security amid DOJ scrutiny

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California officials are defending the voting process as the DOJ challenges 20,000 ballots and subpoenas election offices.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    DOJ subpoenas local election officials over claims of noncitizen voting in California (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Election workers sort ballots during early voting ahead of the midterm election at San Francisco County’s election operations facility at City Hall in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of local elections (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration. The subpoenas were being issued by all four U.S.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration. The subpoenas were issued by all four U.S. attorneys in California, according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss an ongoi…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Latest: DOJ subpoenas California officials in escalation of local election scrutiny (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration

  5. ABC 7 New York

    DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to election officials in California (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California as part of its investigation into the state’s voter rolls, multiple sources told ABC News.

  6. CBS News

    California officials face grand jury subpoenas as DOJ expands voting probe (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to California officials, escalating a dispute over allegations by the federal government that the state may have as many as 20,000 non-citizens registered to vote.

  7. Washington Examiner

    DOJ subpoenas California election officials in voter rolls investigation: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Department of Justice has reportedly subpoenaed California election officials who have refused to set aside mail-in ballots associated with up to 20,000 suspected noncitizens. The move comes a day after a Clinton-appointed federal judge denied the DOJ’s bid to prohibit California from counting b…

  8. New York Post

    Trump DOJ launches criminal probe into California voter rolls, subpoenas election officials (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump’s Justice Department is turning up the heat on California, launching a criminal investigation into voter rolls and hitting local election officials with grand jury subpoenas in a showdown over more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens.

  9. Just the News

    Justice Department issues subpoenas to elections workers in Los Angeles as part of voter fraud probe (opens Just the News)

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    The subpoenas are seeking copies of all internal communications concerning the DOJ's demands to county officials and the California secretary of state.

  10. CalMatters

    DOJ subpoenas California election officials, despite judge’s order to stop threatening them (opens CalMatters)

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    Federal officials delivered a subpoena to Orange County Registrar of Voters’s office on Thursday.

  11. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    Justice Department issues subpoenas to California election workers (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    Grand jury subpoenas sent to election workers in Los Angeles come amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and California election officials over the state’s voter rolls. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

  12. MS Now

    DOJ issues new grand jury subpoenas to California election officials (opens MS Now)

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    The subpoenas call for the employees to testify and produce documents related to the DOJ’s demand that California verify the citizenship of alleged noncitizen voters.

  13. Conservative Daily News

    DOJ Sends Grand Jury Subpoenas to California Election Officials Over Noncitizen Ballots (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Subpoenas to Los Angeles County election workers seek records on screening for noncitizen voters, days after a judge refused to make California set aside 20,000 ballots. Click to read the rest HERE-> DOJ Sends Grand Jury Subpoenas to California Election Officials Over Nonci…

  14. UPI

    California election workers get subpoenas from federal officials (opens UPI)

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    The Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to election workers in Los Angeles to prove that noncitizens are on California's voter rolls.

  15. The Hill

    DOJ subpoenas California officials in voter rolls investigation escalation (opens The Hill)

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    The Justice Department (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to California officials in its latest move in scrutinizing non-U.S. citizen voters in the state. Three subpoenas were sent to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder ordering them to appear in court on Nov.

  16. Fox News

    California election workers hit with criminal subpoenas as Trump DOJ turns up heat in voting showdown (opens Fox News)

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    The Department of Justice issued criminal grand jury subpoenas to at least four California election workers over alleged noncitizen voting records.

  17. The Western Journal

    DOJ Turns up the Heat in California Voter Roll Fight, Issues Subpoenas to Election Officials (opens The Western Journal)

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    Having established that California has thousands of illegal voters on its rolls, the Department of Justice is bringing down the hammer on local election officials. The Department of Justice estimates […]

  18. CBS News

    Judge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officials (opens CBS News)

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    A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.

  19. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    California election officials defend voting security amid DOJ scrutiny (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    California officials are defending the voting process as the DOJ challenges 20,000 ballots and subpoenas election offices.

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