California leaders rebuke Trump administration’s push over alleged noncitizen voting

The Guardian reports: Election personnel concerned directive to ‘quickly’ verify 20,000 ballots could disenfranchise citizens California’s top leaders have rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash alleged noncitizen voting.

Less than two weeks before the midterms, federal prosecutors called upon California election officials to verify within 48 hours a list of about 20,000 ballots belonging to suspected noncitizens.

This politics story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include California and Trump.

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Location

United States · Americas

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The Guardian

First reported

25 Oct 2026, 05:46 IST

Key names

California, Trump

Section

Politics

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