California sued by Trump administration over demand to purge 20,000 voters from rolls

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 690

Last Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago

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The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens, a major development less than three weeks before the midterm elections.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state, asking a judge to validate its claims that the state is willfully allowing noncitizens to vote in the Nov. 3 elections. California law requires that ballots have already been …

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