@japdmedia26: Los Angeles, California, United States — The Trump administration is facing legal challenges over lists identifying people it suspects may be noncitizens registered to vote, raising questions about data accuracy and election safeguards ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. In California, federal officials identified more than 20,000 people they believe may be noncitizens on voter rolls. The Justice Department asked the state to set aside their ballots while their citizenship was checked. California rejected the request, arguing that the information could be outdated or inaccurate. On October 26, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant the federal government's emergency request on procedural grounds. A separate district court review is examining the dispute. Washington state received a similar request involving more than 400 people. Federal prosecutors alleged the group had cast approximately 1,500 votes in previous elections. These allegations have not established that every person identified was ineligible or that every vote cited was unlawful. The Department of Homeland Security says its process combines voter-registration information with immigration records, federal databases and commercial data tools, followed by additional checks. However, California officials reported concerns after examining a sample of 200 records, including canceled registrations, inactive voters and people whose recorded birthplace was in the United States. Federal officials disputed aspects of the state's findings. The administration initially cited much larger figures in California and other states. Those estimates have since changed as additional reviews were conducted. The dispute has raised a central question: how can officials identify genuinely ineligible voters without mistakenly affecting eligible American citizens? Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections. At the same time, a database match or an allegation alone does not establish that a person is ineligible or committed an election offense. The court cases will help determine how federal agencies may use voter data and what procedures states must follow when eligibility is challenged. The bottom line: The investigations and lawsuits are real, but the numbers cited by federal officials represent allegations and potential matches—not a final count of proven illegal votes. Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Reuters and federal court records. #California #Washington #USA #Trump #japd

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