ALT The Government has increased pressure on state and local election workers. On October 23, 2026, the United States sent letters to every county in California requiring them to set aside the votes of alleged non-citizens. The letters stated that election officials “risk significant federal scrutiny” if they failed to comply with the Government’s demands. The government reiterated its threat in open court yesterday, stating that State and County election officials who do not comply with their letter risk federal charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2, which criminalizes aiding and abetting the commission of a criminal offense. The court reiterates what it said yesterday: these threats must stop.
ALT Justice Department leadership directed top federal prosecutors in California to pursue criminal subpoenas of state and local officials regarding their roles administering allegedly illegal voting, according to two people familiar with the situation. The directive, which federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and at least one other California district are expected to begin carrying out Thursday, marks a major escalation
ALT This case is about the right of every American citizen to vote in a free and fair election. Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch. In bringing this lawsuit, the Executive would have this Court believe that it reigns as a sole sovereign. But California and its people are sovereign, too.
