Justice Department charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate

Summary

The Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears. The DOJ also filed an emergency request in federal court to stop California from processing ballots returned by people on the voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."

Timeline

1. NPR

   19 Oct 2026, 22:10 UTCSource ↗

   NPR reports that the Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes and filed an emergency federal court request to stop the state from processing ballots returned by people on voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."

2. NPR

   20 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTCSource ↗

   NPR's Up First newsletter reports that the Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears.