Los Angeles election officials stated in a federal court that they have no independent way to verify voter citizenship beyond voter attestation.
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Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
Multiple sources report that a Los Angeles County assistant registrar told the federal court in filings (around Oct 20-21, 2026) that the office has no information beyond the voter's own attestation to determine citizenship, which matches the claim.
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What was said
… We have space rigging and space lasers. I'll be on Space Revolution tonight, so everybody should tune into that. Well, very cool. Let's, uh, jump into this one from, uh, Assistant Attorney, United States Attorney Bill Assali. Massive concession: Los Angeles election officials just told a federal court that they have no independent way to verify citizenship beyond what voters attest. They simply take their word for it. Under federal law, only citizens may vote in federal elections, yet California has not acted on the list of 20,000 suspected non-citizens or agreed to set aside their ballots. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Hill (tier1) reports that a Los Angeles County assistant registrar told the court the office has no independent way to verify citizenship beyond what voters attest.[1]
Supports. Daily Signal quotes the registrar's filing stating the office 'has no information beyond the voter's own attestation with which to determine citizenship, and has no lawful means of obtaining such information.'[2]
Supports. Kansas.com reports that Assistant Registrar Monica Flores made this statement in legal filings, and a court declaration is quoted by Fox17 as stating the registrar lacks independent citizenship information beyond voter attestation.[3][4]
Supports. LA County's own court filings, as reported by Reuters, say county officials lack both the authority and practical ability to verify voter citizenship during the election.[5]
Context. The claim's wording, 'in a federal court,' matches the filings described; the Essayli post itself is the claimant's own words and was not used as corroboration.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 1, 5 not rated
- 1Ballots in the hallway: How California can restore lagging ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 2LA Registrar: Voter's Word Suffices on Citizenship Claimsdailysignal.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3‘Massive concession' or standard practice? How California checks voter citizenshipkansas.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Federal prosecutor spotlights California voter citizenship checks ...fox17.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5LA County says DOJ ballot demand could delay election resultsrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6LA election officials admit no independent way to verify voter ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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