Trump: California officials 'go to jail' over voter rolls — SkimNews
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- Trump warned California officials they would "all go to jail" if the state counts mail-in ballots from more than 200,000 people the federal government flagged as potential non-U.S. citizens
- The Justice Department issued the underlying warning that California officials could face criminal charges for including those mail-in ballots in its midterm election count
- The 200,000-plus individuals were identified by the federal government as potential non-citizens, with their mail-in ballots the specific target of the DOJ threat
- The confrontation directly threatens California's midterm election administration, pitting state control of voter rolls against a federal criminal prosecution warning
Why it matters: Federal authorities are threatening state election administrators with criminal prosecution over how they handle roughly 200,000 flagged voters, escalating a routine voter-roll dispute into a direct jail threat ahead of the midterms. California officials now face a binary choice: include the ballots and risk federal charges, or exclude voters the state may consider eligible — a precedent that could reshape how states run federal elections.
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