The Trump administration's voter roll crusade could continue
The Trump administration continues its efforts to identify non-citizens on voter rolls despite the conclusion of the midterm elections. Federal prosecutors are maintaining subpoenas against California counties, even after dropping a related lawsuit.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions regarding election integrity, federal oversight of state voting processes, and the political debate over non-citizen voting.
In the weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration escalated its hunt for voter fraud and its pressure on election officials — especially in California — to crack down on illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens.
Now, with Election Day come and gone, election officials and civil rights attorneys are preparing for the administration to continue its search for noncitizens on state voter rolls, as well as what they see as intimidation tactics toward election officials.
"It's clear that there is this drive to try to conjure up facts that just don't exist. I don't think that's going to change," James Williams, county executive for California's Santa Clara County, told NPR. "So we fully are prepared to continue to deal with this."
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