For Immediate Release  
Date: 6/25/2025

Supervisor Don Wagner Urges Compliance with Department of Justice Investigation into Orange County’s Voter Rolls

(Santa Ana, CA) – Supervisor Don Wagner has urged the Orange County Registrar of Voters to comply with the US Department of Justice following a high-profile lawsuit filed against the Orange County Registrar of Voters for its noncompliance in providing voter records. 

Seventeen individuals were found to be non-citizens who self-attested that they were ineligible to vote. The federal government is demanding unredacted copies of these records. The county has failed to comply, offering only redacted records, or limiting the use of such records to the point where they arguably would be essentially useless for the legitimate federal government enforcement responsibilities. The Department of Justice has refused such half-hearted and useless records production and filed suit.

“By not complying with federal requests, we have unfortunately and unnecessarily forced the hand of the Department of Justice,” said Supervisor Wagner. “By placing roadblocks and refusing to comply, instead arguing that we are following state law, we invited this lawsuit. It is up to affected voters to seek injunctive relief. This is not our fight. The county’s only interest is in having the cleanest possible voter rolls so that every eligible voter may vote, but only eligible voters may vote.”

Supervisor Wagner has consistently argued for cleaning up Orange County’s voter rolls to ensure that those who are ineligible to vote, have died, or have left Orange County are promptly removed and that our rolls are up to date and in compliance with federal election laws.

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