Read · October 23, 2026

The Justice Department gives California counties 48 hours to set aside ballots it suspects belong to noncitizens

From the LeftPBS NewsHour: DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
PBS runs the AP report on the letters to at least 18 counties, Bill Essayli's warning, the data DOJ wants, the state's objections and this week's 28 charges
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
CenterStraight Arrow News: DOJ orders California county registrars to sequester alleged noncitizen ballots
SAN quotes Essayli's letter and posts, county clerks, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Sen. Alex Padilla, and notes the DHS field-operations ruling
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
From the RightFox News: California must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules
Fox reports the Ninth Circuit's order for California to answer DOJ's emergency request by noon Saturday, quoting the DOJ filing, Essayli and the state's court filings
Grade: B (82/100). Leaves out key context.

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