{"id":"945e92f4-ecd0-4165-b7c0-fabd3da66afa","url":"https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10913863","domain":"koreaherald.com","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Herald","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots","plainHeadline":"California officials frustrated by DOJ demand to sequester noncitizen ballots","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["DOJ letters request sequestering ballots and sensitive data for about 20,000 voters.","Letters warn of legal action for knowingly counting a noncitizen's vote.","California AG says the letters contain errors in some counties' lists.","Officials report ongoing vote counting with millions of registered voters remaining.","10s of thousands had already cast mail ballots; broader state actions await court decisions."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T04:17:58.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-25T05:14:17.727Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","storyId":"7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","image":"https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/25/rcv.YNA.20261020.PAP20261020016801009_T1.jpg","author":"The Korea Herald","dek":"Local election officials across California are confused and frustrated after receiving letters from US President Donald Trump's Justice Department demanding that county registrars sequester ballots that the federal government believes were sent to noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections."}