# Data analysts flag mismatches in Trump administration California voter eligibility list

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/data-analysts-flag-mismatches-in-trump-administration-california-voter-eligibility-list/
- Published: 2026-11-01T15:15:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:05:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6186744-trump-administration-voter-list-mismatches/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Analysts could not match 42% of the names to California’s current voter file.
- The analysis identified US citizens among those flagged.
- The Justice Department disputes the findings and defends its list.

## Summary

Two data analysts at the University of California, Los Angeles, found substantial mismatches in a Trump administration list of 20,930 people described as possible noncitizen voters in California. In a court filing for an immigrant rights group, they said 8,880 names — about 42% of the list — could not be matched to the state’s current voter file. They also identified at least 22 people on the list as US citizens and warned that many more citizens might have been flagged. The findings challenge the list’s reliability, but the analysis does not establish the eligibility of every person named.

## Coverage

- [The Hill: Data analysts flag mismatches in Trump administration California voter eligibility list](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6186744-trump-administration-voter-list-mismatches/)
- [US Department of Justice: Justice Department Sues State of California over Voter List](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-state-california-over-voter-list)

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