DOJ threatens criminal action against states that allow noncitizens to vote
The Justice Department says states must explain how they will keep clean voter lists or face possible criminal liability.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department sent letters to all 50 states and the District of Columbia, warning election officials of potential criminal prosecution if they knowingly retain noncitizens on voter registration lists.
- President Donald Trump's ongoing election agenda includes restricting voter rolls, though the Justice Department has faced 11 losses in district court challenges to these types of demands to date.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent specific mandates to Michigan, Nevada, and Utah, requiring these states to prove compliance with federal voter eligibility laws within five days.
- Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson called the threat a "love letter" sprinkled with criminal prosecution warnings, while Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said suggestions his office is failing are "simply not supported by the facts."
- The Civil Rights Division intends to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security to screen for noncitizens, prompting civil rights groups to warn of "creating a national database on all of us who are eligible to vote.
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DOJ Warns State Officials They Can Be Prosecuted if They Allow Voting by Noncitizens
The Justice Department's top election enforcement official has sent a pointed warning to all 50 states that election administrators can be criminally prosecuted if they knowingly allow noncitizens to vote in the upcoming 2026 election.
DOJ Warns States: Election Officials Could Face Criminal Prosecution Over Noncitizen Voting
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a sweeping warning to election officials across the country, advising that state and local election administrators could face criminal prosecution if they knowingly allow noncitizens to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots in federal elections. According to multiple reports, the department sent nearly identical seven-page letters to [...] The post DOJ Warns States: Election Officials Could Face Criminal…
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DOJ warns Jocelyn Benson leaving noncitizens on the voter rolls could lead to criminal charges - The Midwesterner
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson could face criminal charges if she knowingly leaves noncitizens on the voter rolls for the 2026 midterms, according to the Department of Justice. DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon sent a letter to Benson on Tuesday warning about the consequences of failing to comply with federal voting laws prohibiting noncitizen voters, citing “potential criminal penalties for those who fa…
DOJ’s Dhillon says states have ‘homework to do’ ahead of midterms
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday that some state election officials have “homework to do” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as the Trump administration pushes states to strengthen voter roll maintenance and comply with federal election law. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Dhillon discussed two separate election initiatives announced by the Justice Department this week. The Civil Rights Di…
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