Analysis finds errors in Trump administration's noncitizen voter list

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 31 Oct, 21:56 · Archive

More than 40% of names on a Department of Justice list of alleged noncitizen voters in California do not appear on the state's voter rolls, an analysis finds.

An analysis of a Department of Justice list of alleged noncitizen voters has found significant errors in its accuracy. Data scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles examined the 20,930 names that the Trump administration demanded California treat as possible illegal voters. The review found that 8,880 names—representing 42% of the list—do not correspond to anyone in California's current voter file.

The analysis also identified at least 22 confirmed US citizens on the list, with researchers suggesting many more eligible voters may have been incorrectly flagged. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, an immigrant advocacy group, filed the analysis with the court, arguing that the list endangered eligible California voters.

Multiple judges have already rejected the government's demand as unconstitutional and a threat to democracy. Local and state officials have said the list appears riddled with errors. The Trump administration had objected to sharing the list, calling requests for transparency a 'fishing expedition'.

How it is being reported

• Legal filing questions Trump’s claims of non-citizen voting in CaliforniaData scientists find that many 'likely non-citizens' identified by the Trump administration were erroneously flagged.Al Jazeera · 31 Oct, 21:38
• Over 40% of names on DOJ's 'noncitizen' voter list are not on California's voter rolls, analysis findsThe Trump administration had objected to sharing the list, calling it a ‘fishing expedition’Independent World · 31 Oct, 19:19
• More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens don't appear on California's voter rolls, analysis findsMore than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens don't appear on California's voter rolls, analysis findsIndependent World · 31 Oct, 18:42

In this story: Trump administration · California · Department of Justice · University of California, Los Angeles · Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights

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