DOJ Subpoenas California Election Officials Over Voter Rolls

The same week federal investigators subpoenaed Alaska over a ballot-stacking scheme, the Justice Department opened a second front: California's voter rolls.

According to reports, DOJ has subpoenaed California election officials for records related to the state's voter registration lists. Officials haven't detailed exactly what's being sought, and the state hasn't commented on the scope of the request.

Taken on its own, a voter-roll subpoena isn't unusual — DOJ reviews registration records in multiple states most election cycles. What makes this one notable is the timing: it lands the same week as the Alaska investigation, raising the question of whether federal investigators are running a broader, coordinated look at election administration heading into the next cycle rather than responding to an isolated complaint.

The Right Ledger will have more as DOJ's requests — and California's response to them — become public.