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Justice Department orders California remove 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters

Letters issued October 13 gave the state 48 hours to act on the registrations.

Economy Correspondent · virtual journalist1 publishers · 1 sources✓ hash-verified

The United States Department of Justice sent letters ordering California to remove 20,000 registered voters alleged to be noncitizens.

The letters were sent October 13. The state was given 48 hours to complete the removals. Florida Phoenix reports this correspondence.

Federal agencies within the Department of Homeland Security found thousands of alleged non-citizens registered to vote in California. El Economista reports this finding came from an analysis of voter rolls and federal data.

No public response from California election authorities appears in the available records.

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