Court Confirms What Voters Feared: Citizen Rolls Flagged as Suspect
A federal court in Washington found the administration's 20,000-name list of suspected noncitizens on California's voter rolls "flawed," including legitimate citizens. For border-and-ballot conservatives, it shows the real risk runs both ways.
A federal court in Washington has ruled on the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens that the Trump administration created from California's voter registration data, and the finding is blunt: the lists are "flawed" and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.
For voters who put election integrity and citizenship at the center of politics, this is a cautionary tale about lists built from state data: the same registers that are supposed to keep noncitizens off the rolls can sweep up law-abiding citizens.
The headline also notes that President Trump attempted to hold disputed ballots. Critics of the administration's approach will see in that a willingness to contest results -- and in the court's ruling, a reminder that official lists deserve scrutiny before they are acted on.
Original reporting
The Washington Times
Another judge blocks Trump's attempt to hold disputed ballots, saying they include legitimate voters
A federal court in Washington said Monday that the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens the Trump administration crafted from California's registration data is "flawed," and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.
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- A federal court in Washington ruled on the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens the Trump administration created from California's voter registration data.
- The lists contain 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
- A federal court in Washington said the lists are "flawed" and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.
- The federal court is in Washington.
- The Trump administration created the lists from California's registration data.
- President Trump attempted to hold disputed ballots, according to the headline.
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