DOJ asked a judge to weigh contempt against the group that found errors in its California voter list

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a judge to consider contempt against the group that found major errors in its California voter list.

Trump’s DOJ tried to sideline votes instead of fixing bad data. It demanded that California set aside 20,000 ballots from people it labeled “likely” noncitizens after ballots had already gone out. It lost in court and asked the Supreme Court to intervene. On Sunday, the department also urged a contempt review of the immigrant-rights group whose experts checked the DOJ list. In its filing, DOJ asked Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg to order the group and its lawyers to show cause and to consider a referral for possible criminal contempt. No court has found anyone in contempt. A spokesman for UCLA’s Voting Rights Project said, “Plaintiffs’ counsel and their experts fully complied with the Court’s orders.”

UCLA analysts reviewed 20,930 names on the DOJ list. They reported that 8,880, or 42%, do not appear in the state voter file. At least 22 are U.S. citizens. The researchers estimated that about 7,500 citizens were likely flagged in error. Their analysis is a filing by the plaintiffs, not a court ruling, and it does not prove the citizenship of every unmatched name. Judges have rejected DOJ’s push to set aside ballots, saying election administration belongs to the states. Washington state also rejected a similar DOJ list and said it was error-filled.

DOJ says it built the list by matching California voter data with federal citizenship records. A department spokesperson said, “Every ballot cast by an ineligible voter cancels out the vote of an American citizen.” Courts rejected the department’s requests.

Fix the list and count every eligible vote. Tell the neighbor who skipped the last election that this one is about whether lawful voters, including new citizens, get counted without fear.

• Share this with someone who sat out last time and ask them to vote today
• Ask your county election office how they protect eligible voters from bad purge lists and last-minute challenges
• Report intimidation or misinformation about voting to your local election officials
• Check your voter registration at Vote.gov

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References

DOJ urges judge to weigh contempt against group whose analysis exposed errors in its California voter list. Nov 1, 2026
DOJ urges judge to weigh contempt against group whose analysis exposed errors in its California voter list. Oct 31, 2026
DOJ urges judge to weigh contempt against group whose analysis exposed errors in its California voter list. Oct 31, 2026