# DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate

- Source: NPR Politics
- Published: 2026-10-19T22:10:06+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/19/nx-s1-6007908/election-tensions-escalate-in-california-as-doj-charges-28-people-with-voting-crimes
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/doj-charges-28-in-california-with-voting-crimes-as-election-tensions-e-888fc1/

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."

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