DOJ Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas on at Least 4 California Election Workers

5.6 · 1d ago · US

The Facts

  • At least four California election workers have received federal criminal grand jury subpoenas within the past week, as reported by CalMatters. Fox News only
  • A subpoena to three employees at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office requested records on how the department stops non-citizens from voting and records of evidence that an alien has voted in a federal election. Fox News only
  • An Orange County official received a similar subpoena, according to local media cited by Fox News. Fox News only
  • At least one subpoena was delivered Thursday, after a federal judge rejected the DOJ request that California set aside mail-in ballots tied to over 20,000 registered voters whose citizenship the administration has questioned. Fox News only
  • The judge said during proceedings and in a Wednesday decision that threats to state or county employees must cease. Fox News only
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  • DOJ spokeswoman Kiersten Pels said receiving a subpoena does not mean someone is a target, declined to comment on the alleged grand jury subpoenas, and said DOJ maintains a civil remedy remains available. Fox News only
  • The DOJ has appealed the ruling. Many of the ballots have already been cast by early voters and anonymized, making them virtually impossible to identify. Fox News only

Context

The Justice Department is escalating its dispute with California over suspected noncitizen voting by pursuing criminal grand jury subpoenas of local election officials, according to Fox News citing CalMatters. The subpoenas follow a federal judge's ruling declining to order California to set aside ballots linked to more than 20,000 registered voters whose citizenship the administration questions.

The DOJ says a subpoena does not make someone a target. Fox News reports the administration has found some examples of non-citizens registered to vote in federal elections but has not proven widespread illegal voting. The California governor's office did not respond to a request for comment.

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6 Global Affairs Analyst Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas served on at least four California election workers is a concrete, escalatory law-enforcement action with real implications for election administration, though it is a regional single-state dispute with a single source.
6 Science & Tech Analyst Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas to multiple California election workers is a concrete, escalatory action with real implications for election administration ahead of elections, though it is regional and single-sourced rather than nationwide breaking news.
6 Policy Expert Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas served on multiple California election workers are concrete law-enforcement actions with implications for election administration, though the story's scope is limited to a handful of officials and the outcome is still developing.
6 Business Analyst Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas to multiple election workers in a major state are a significant escalation with election-administration implications, but the story is single-sourced and has no market or broad economic impact.
5 News Editor Federal grand jury subpoenas served on at least four California election workers is a concrete, escalating law-enforcement action with election-administration implications, but it affects a limited number of individuals and is a regional rather than nationwide event.
5 Critical Reader Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas to at least four California election workers is a concrete, escalatory law-enforcement action with election-administration implications, but it is a single-state, single-source story with no verified charges or measurable outcome yet.
5 Informed Citizen Federal criminal grand jury subpoenas to several California election workers is a concrete, escalating action with election-administration implications, though it affects a limited set of officials and is a single-state dispute with uncertain near-term impact on ordinary voters.

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