Los Angeles election officials reported that a significant portion of the Department of Justice's list of suspected non-citizens includes individuals born in the U.S. This raises doubts about the accuracy of the 20,000 names provided to California election officials, who were given a short deadline to act on the list. Officials noted that nearly 39% of a sample analyzed were U.S. born, and many had canceled voter registrations or had never voted.
The Department of Homeland Security has faced scrutiny for its methodology in compiling this list, with past claims of non-citizens on voter rolls being disproven. The situation has led to a lawsuit from the DoJ against California election officials for not verifying the citizenship of those on the list, highlighting ongoing tensions between state and federal election oversight.
Watch for potential legal battles as California election officials push back against the DOJ's demands. The accuracy of the non-citizen list could lead to broader implications for voter registration processes and state-federal relations in election oversight.