Los Angeles County Officials Call Federal Voter List Unreliable
Election officials in Los Angeles County, California, have found a federal list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote to be "unreliable," with some individuals appearing to be U.S.-born.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 20, 2026 —
Election officials in Los Angeles County, California, have found a federal list identifying 20,000 people as “likely” noncitizens registered to vote to be unreliable. Officials said some individuals on the list appear to have been born in the United States.
The finding raises questions about the accuracy of the list, but the information provided does not detail how officials assessed it or what records they reviewed. It also does not state how many people on the list appeared to be U.S.-born, or whether officials reached conclusions about the remaining individuals.
The list was described as federal, but the agency that compiled or supplied it was not identified. The summary also does not provide a date for the officials’ review, explain how the individuals were selected, or say whether the list was shared with other election offices.
There is no information provided about whether anyone on the list was removed from voter rolls, whether any cases were referred for further review, or whether officials determined that any listed person had cast a ballot. The finding that a list is unreliable does not, by itself, establish the status of every person included in it.
The number of people identified on the list and the county officials’ assessment are the only specific details available. Without information about the list’s methodology, the number of records checked, or the extent of the apparent U.S.-born entries, the scale and implications of the errors cannot be determined from the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Miles Parks on www.npr.org, see more information here.
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