距离中期选举不足两周，联邦检察官要求加利福尼亚州选举官员在48小时内核实一份约2万张涉嫌属于非公民的选票名单。
Less than two weeks before the midterms, federal prosecutors called upon California election officials to verify within 48 hours a list of about 20,000 ballots belonging to suspected noncitizens.
加利福尼亚州选举人员担忧，政府的这一指令可能会剥夺公民的投票权。洛杉矶官员本周表示，名单上“很大比例”的人出生在美国。
California's election personnel have raised concern that the administration's directive could disenfranchise citizens. Los Angeles officials said this week a "high percentage" of the individuals on the list were born in the United States.
“特朗普的司法部为编造‘大规模选民舞弊’已疯狂到连从未投票的人、以及来自错误县份的选民名单都发给了加利福尼亚州各县。简直是一场绝对的闹剧！”加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森在社交媒体上发文。“选民恐吓在我们的民主中没有立足之地，”代表圣贝纳迪诺县西南部的众议员皮特·阿吉拉尔在社交媒体上发文。联邦政府的监督尝试发生在全国共和党打击所谓选民舞弊、特别是无证移民涉嫌舞弊案件的背景下。
"Trump's DOJ is so desperate to invent 'widespread voter fraud,' it sent California counties lists of people who NEVER voted – and voters from the WRONG COUNTY. Absolute clown show!" California's governor Gavin Newsom posted on social media "Voter intimidation has no place in our democracy," Pete Aguilar, a congressman representing south-west San Bernardino county, said in a social media post The federal government's oversight attempts come amid a national Republican effort to crack down on alleged voter fraud, particularly any cases among undocumented immigrants.
“我们要求每个县的选举官员承诺与我们合作，提供必要信息，以便国土安全部迅速核实公民身份。在他们的帮助下，我们可以确保加利福尼亚州历史上最安全的选举，”司法部表示。
"We are asking each county election official to commit to working with us by providing the necessary information for DHS to quickly verify citizenship status. With their help, we can ensure the most secure election in California history," the justice department said.
加利福尼亚州检察长罗布·邦塔对涉嫌非公民选票背后的证据提出了质疑。
Rob Bonta, the California attorney general, has raised questions about the evidence behind the suspected noncitizen ballots.
“他们只提供了一份人名单，没有任何关于为何据称不具备资格的信息。如果他们有此类信息，我们乐意审查，但他们什么都没提供，”邦塔在最近的新闻发布会上说。
"All they provided was a list of people and nothing about why they're purportedly ineligible. If they have such information, we would be happy to review it, but they've provided none," Bonta said at a recent press conference.
司法部还最近起诉了28名外国公民，指控他们欺诈性地登记注册投票。
The DoJ also charged 28 foreign nationals recently, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote.
“今天的逮捕行动证明了我们一直以来的说法，”联邦第一助理检察官比尔·埃萨伊利在一份声明中说。“加利福尼亚州正在向非公民邮寄选票，并且拒绝遵守联邦法律，联邦法律规定非公民投票属于犯罪。美国公民的投票权必须得到保护。”部分州政府官员未采取行动，理由是大选临近，这引发了与司法部的法律争端。联邦上诉法院定于周二审理此事。
"Today's arrests prove what we have been saying," Bill Essayli, first assistant US attorney, said in a statement. "California is mailing ballots to noncitizens, and they are refusing to comply with federal law, which makes it a crime for noncitizens to vote. The voting rights of American citizens must be protected." Some state officials took no action, citing the fast-approaching election, which spurred a legal battle with the justice department. An appeals court is set to hear the matter on Tuesday.