GRIEVANCE X ◆ THE FRANCHISE
He has pressed states to surrender the rolls of their electors to a central authority asserting unproven fraud.
THE RECORD SHOWS
The Justice Department has pursued voter-registration records and alleged noncitizen registrations, drawing legal defeats and objections from state officials.
Officials say they are enforcing the prohibition on noncitizen voting. State election administrators and voting-rights advocates dispute the scale of alleged fraud and challenge the breadth and legality of federal demands. One federal judge ruled a DOJ use of voter rolls unlawful in October.
A DOCUMENTED SEQUENCE
3 MILESTONES- 2025–26The Justice Department requested extensive state voter-registration records and cross-checked them against immigration data.
- October 9, 2026A district judge held a DOJ use of voter-roll data unlawful and highlighted the risk of misidentifying eligible citizens.
- October 17, 2026Trump threatened imprisonment of California officials in a dispute over mail-ballot practices; California officials disputed his account.
READ THE SOURCES
5 LINKS- US judge rules Justice Department use of voter rolls unlawful
- Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
- Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting alleged noncitizen voters
- Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballots
- Justice Department sues state of California over voter list