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Registrar explains voter‑roll process after lawsuit references Imperial County; county mailed large batch of notices starting in 2023
Summary
Registrar of Voters Lindsey Dale briefed the board on a lawsuit filed against the California Secretary of State that cites Imperial County’s voter‑roll removals, and described how Imperial County and VoteCal handle inactive voters; county mailed about 88,000 notices in September 2023 and has mailed another 20,000+ since.
Imperial County Registrar of Voters Lindsey Dale told the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19 that although Imperial County is mentioned in a lawsuit filed Oct. 30, 2023, by Judicial Watch and the Libertarian Party of California, the litigation is directed at the California Secretary of State and not the county.
Dale said the complaint cites the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s 2022 EAVES report, which listed 21 California counties that removed five or fewer registered voters between November 2020 and November 2023; Imperial County was included among those 21. She summarized the federal and state process for removing inactive voters under the…
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