Politics · October 31, 2026
More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis
A legal filing by researchers at UCLA indicates that more than 40% of the 20,930 names on a Department of Justice list of alleged noncitizen voters in California are not actually on the state's voter rolls. The analysis, submitted by an immigrant-rights group, also found evidence that U.S. citizens were included on the list. The Department of Justice had previously requested that California officials separate ballots from individuals on this list for the upcoming midterm elections, a move that state officials and several judges have criticized as unconstitutional or error-prone.
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- ABC NewsMBFC: Left-Center
Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds
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More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis
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More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis
Read at Washington Times ↗ - SalonMBFC: Left
Trump DOJ's California noncitizen voter list riddled with errors - Salon.com
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Analysis: More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls
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Reported across the spectrum
- More than 4 in 10 names flagged by the Department of Justice as possible noncitizen voters in California are not found on the state's voter rolls.
- The analysis was conducted by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- The DOJ list contained 20,930 names.
- The Department of Justice requested that California election officials separate ballots for individuals on the list during the vote count.
Reported by only some outlets
- UCLA researchers identified 8,880 names (42%) that could not be matched to California's voter file.
- The analysis found thousands of U.S. citizens appear to be flagged on the government's list according to PBS and ABC News, while Salon specified identifying at least 22 confirmed citizens.
- The legal filing was submitted by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
Left-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
emphasize that the Department of Justice list is 'riddled with errors' and characterize the federal actions as an attempt to 'intervene' in ballot counting just days before an election.
Right-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
report the findings of the immigrant rights group's analysis while maintaining a focus on the DOJ's stated goal of identifying alleged noncitizens.
Centrist outlets tend to focus on…
focus on the statistical discrepancies between the federal list and state records, while noting that judges have already rejected the DOJ's demands.
Where coverage diverges
Coverage diverges along left/right lines — see Framing tab for specifics.
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