US prosecutors warn California election officials they risk prosecution if they process ballots from suspected noncitizens before the midterms
Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Southern California, said officials who knowingly count noncitizen votes break federal law: 'No one is above the law.' Every California county was given 48 hours to say who on a federal list is a citizen. The Ninth Circuit ordered California to respond by noon Saturday over roughly 20,000 disputed mail-in ballots. The midterms are on November 3.
Essayli on California: 'California does not verify citizenship status. We did the work for them.'
Contra Costa County clerk Kristin B. Connelly hit back: 'Voters need to vote and not be intimidated.'
The Justice Department warns Los Angeles County has already processed more than 331,000 mail-in ballots.
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