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Source: theguardian.com

<p>DoJ had demanded that LA county confirm citizenship of people on list in thumb drive, but officials refused</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/15/donald-trump-midterms-rallies-iran-ukraine-starlink-intelligence-fuel-gas-cost-of-living-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>The US Department of Justice <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28816878-us-v-california/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">sued</a> California on Thursday, seeking a court order to prevent the state from tabulating certain ballots cast in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">midterm elections</a>.</p><p>The suit came two days after the department made a specious demand to the state. On Tuesday, the department sent election officials in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/los-angeles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a> county a thumb drive with a handwritten password purporting to contain the names of noncitizens registered to vote. The department asked officials to confirm the citizenship of anyone on the list and set aside ballots from those whose status could not be confirmed. It gave the state 48 hours – an extremely narrow window – to take action. It did not provide details on how it came up with the names on the list. In its lawsuit, filed in federal court in the central district of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">California</a>, the justice department said it had provided the state with more than 20,000 names of likely noncitizens.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/justice-department-sues-california-midterms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>