California election official says federal agents threatened him over ‘voter fraud’
Keaton Denlay says agents handed him ‘poorly formatted Excel spreadsheet’ and threatened to criminally prosecute him
TL;DR
- Butte County Clerk-Recorder Keaton Denlay received a flawed list of alleged non-citizens from the Department of Justice (DoJ).
- Denlay stated the list was a 'poorly formatted Excel spreadsheet' with missing and inaccurate information.
- Federal agents allegedly threatened Denlay with criminal prosecution if he did not act on the list.
- Out of 47 names provided, Denlay found only six potentially ineligible individuals after cross-referencing with his voter rolls.
- The DoJ's actions are part of a broader campaign targeting California election officials regarding non-citizen voters.
- Other California county officials have also reported receiving similar, problematic demands from the DoJ.
- Legal experts suggest the DoJ's threats are intended to intimidate election officials.
- Denlay emphasized that California law requires challengers to provide substantial proof of voter ineligibility, which the DoJ list did not meet.