The Trump administration is issuing grand jury subpoenas to election offices across California ahead of the final day of voting on 3 November, CyberScoop reported, with the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters confirming it received multiple subpoenas last week related to an investigation into alleged administration of illegal voting. The probes are ostensibly tied to US Justice Department demands that California and other states use federal voter lists to identify "potential noncitizens" for removal from the rolls. Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan called the federal efforts an attempt to intimidate officials into accepting federal supremacy over state voter-registration authority, saying court rulings have confirmed the state's position. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber was also reportedly a target. The dispute sits at the intersection of election security, data protection and federal-state authority, and follows months of civil-society concern about the integrity of voter data handling.

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