【64tianwang, 7:16 p.m. PDT, October 20, 2026】(Edited by Tianwang Volunteer)
【天网美西时间2026年10月20日下午7时16分讯】（天网义工编辑）
On October 20, 2026, Los Angeles County election officials stated in a federal court filing that the Registrar does not independently house citizenship-related information beyond the voter’s own attestation, and that California has not authorized use of the federal SAVE citizenship database for this election. The Registrar therefore has no direct access to federal citizenship data.
美西时间2026年10月20日，洛杉矶县选举官员在联邦法院文件中表示，Registrar除了选民自己的声明外，并不独立保存与公民身份相关的信息，而且加州没有授权在本次选举中使用联邦SAVE公民身份数据库。因此Registrar没有直接访问联邦公民身份数据的途径。
This admission came in response to a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to segregate mail ballots from more than 20,000 voters the DOJ identified as “likely noncitizens.” Federal officials had given California and LA County 48 hours to review a password-protected thumb drive containing the list or set the ballots aside pending verification. LA County declined to open the drive, citing security protocols, and refused to segregate the ballots. The DOJ then sued, arguing that once credible evidence of possible noncitizen voting is provided, officials cannot simply count the ballots.
这一承认出现在司法部起诉加州、要求隔离超过2万名被标记为“可能非公民”的邮寄选票的案件中。联邦官员此前给加州和洛杉矶县48小时，要求审查一个密码保护的U盘名单，或在核实前隔离这些选票。洛杉矶县以安全协议为由拒绝打开U盘，也拒绝隔离选票。司法部随后起诉，主张一旦提供了可能非公民投票的可信证据，官员就不能直接计票。
The court filing quoted the Registrar’s position: it “does not independently house citizenship-related information beyond the voter attestation” and is not equipped or authorized to verify citizenship within the election period. California officials have maintained that federal law (NVRA) and state law rely on self-attestation under penalty of perjury, and that additional documentary proof of citizenship is not required. They have also disputed the accuracy of the DOJ list, with LA County reporting that a sample review showed roughly 40 percent listed a U.S. birthplace and many registrations were already canceled or inactive.
法院文件引用Registrar的立场：它“除了选民声明外并不独立保存与公民身份相关的信息”，而且在选举期间没有装备或授权去核实公民身份。加州官员坚称，联邦法（NVRA）和州法依赖宣誓声明（作伪证为重罪），并不要求额外的公民身份证明文件。他们也质疑司法部名单的准确性，洛杉矶县称样本审查显示约40%出生在美国，许多注册已取消或非活跃。
The dispute occurs against the backdrop of large-scale immigration and relatively lax enforcement in California. Under the previous administration, record border encounters led to millions of illegal entries, with a significant share reaching sanctuary jurisdictions such as California. Noncitizen voting is illegal under federal law, yet the system in California depends primarily on self-declaration. Days earlier, the DOJ charged 28 lawful permanent residents in California with illegal registration or voting as part of “Operation Protect the Vote,” with 11 arrested and about 34 illegal ballots alleged since 2020. Those cases were drawn from the same broader list of suspected noncitizens.
争议发生在加州大规模移民与相对宽松执法的背景下。上届政府期间边境遭遇创纪录，数百万非法入境者进入，其中相当部分流向加州等庇护管辖区。非公民投票在联邦法下非法，但加州系统主要依赖自我声明。数日前，司法部在“保护选票行动”中对加州28名合法永久居民提出非法注册或投票指控，11人被捕，自2020年以来涉嫌约34张非法选票。这些案件来自同一份更广泛的疑似非公民名单。
Critics argue that when officials acknowledge they have no independent verification mechanism, refuse to open a provided list, and decline to segregate ballots while federal prosecutors have already brought charges, the practical effect is to shift the burden of protecting the citizenship requirement onto the courts and the DOJ. Supporters of the state’s position say the list’s methodology is unproven and that segregating ballots so close to the November 3 election risks disenfranchising citizens. The federal court will now decide whether to order the ballots set aside pending verification.
批评者认为，当官员承认没有独立核实机制、拒绝打开提供的名单、并在联邦检察官已起诉的情况下仍拒绝隔离选票时，实际效果是把保护公民身份要求的责任推给了法院和司法部。支持州立场的人则说，名单方法未经证明，而且在11月3日选举临近时隔离选票可能剥夺公民权利。联邦法院现在将决定是否命令隔离这些选票等待核实。
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