DOJ subpoenas California election officials days before midterms
The gist
The Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to California state and local election officials on Oct 29.
The move escalates a federal-state clash over election claims just before the midterms.
How it unfolded
- Oct 21, 2026 –24, 2026Grand jury subpoenas to state and local California officials were sent, according to copies seen by CBS News.
- Oct 29, 2026The Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to state and local election officials in California, escalating a dispute over federal claims that the state may have as many as 20,000 non-citizens registered to vote.
- Oct 29, 2026Los Angeles County registrar-recorder Dean Logan's office released copies of subpoenas sent to three employees asking them to appear at a federal courthouse in Orange County on Nov. 4.