California Election Scandal Uncovered by ACLJhttps://aclj.org/news/california-election-scandal-uncovered-by-acljRecently we told you how the ACLJ had filed two California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests, demanding answers about its election and voter registration process. One went to the Secretary of State’s office. The other went to the California Department of Justice.
The question we wanted answered was simple: What is California doing when it comes to noncitizens who are illegally registered to vote or who may even attempt to vote illegally?
As wepreviously reported, the Secretary of State’s office gave us one answer that was troubling. They said they don't track the reason someone is removed from the voter rolls when that reason is non-citizenship. In other words, California may remove someone from the voter rolls because of noncitizen, but the state doesn't actually maintain a record if the reason was noncitizenship, and that “complaints are forwarded to Elections Division staff for further review.”
Now,we’ve received a response from the California Department of Justice and here is where things get even more interesting.
Wes specifically asked for records on the state’s policies for handling investigative referrals of illegal voting.. In other words, if someone raises a concern about potentially illegal voting, what is their process for investigating it?
The answer to our second request was blunt. The California DOJ responded to our FOIA, stating it has no records containing or addressing “‘policies’ that are specific to handling ‘investigative referrals for illegal voting.’” They don’t even have a policy. Now, California is very quick to point out that state law prohibits non-citizens from registering to vote in elections where they are not eligible. Voters are required to attest under penalty of perjury that they meet the eligibility requirements, including citizenship.
It's illegal in CA for a non-citizen to register to vote, but California DOJ and the State AG have no process to investigate, let alone enforce this law. It would be easy, even for me, to dismiss this with, "Well, that's California for you," but there's no way I'd believe that all of the other 49 states have processes to investigate and enforce their similar laws. Politicians and bureaucrats being lazy, I'd be surprised if more than 25 states do.