# California election official says federal agents threatened him over ‘voter fraud’

https://mins.news/en/item/119816

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 21:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/california-elections-federal-agents-voter-fraud

> Butte County elections official Keaton Denlay says federal officials gave him an error-ridden list of people alleged to be noncitizens and demanded that ballots be set aside. He says agents threatened criminal prosecution if he did not act, but he refused, citing problems with the list.

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