Judicial Watch Sues California Election Officials Over Voter Roll Maintenance

Judicial Watch, a watchdog organization, has filed a lawsuit against California election officials in an effort to remove ineligible and inactive registrants from the state’s voter rolls. The lawsuit, filed recently, calls for California Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D) to comply with voter list maintenance requirements outlined in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The lawsuit reveals that 21 counties in California removed only a small number of registrants from their voter rolls, with some counties removing zero registrants. Despite having nearly six million registrants in total, only 11 were removed across the 21 counties. In contrast, San Diego County removed over 130,000 registrants out of 2.3 million. Additionally, 16 counties were unable to disclose how many registrants were removed during a two-year period, representing almost 30% of the state’s population. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton expressed concern over the state of California’s voting rolls, emphasizing the importance of clean rolls for fair elections. The organization’s previous lawsuits have resulted in the removal of over a million outdated names from California’s voter rolls. The current lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. Weber, aims to continue this clean-up process in counties where minimal registrants have been removed. The case is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.