California Voter Roll Maintenance Challenge (Judicial Watch)
Wagner v. Weber
An anti-voting lawsuit challenging California’s voter roll maintenance procedures.
Background
A California secretary of state candidate and the American Independent Party of California filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D), challenging the state’s voter roll maintenance practices under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The plaintiffs argue that the state has failed to conduct a program that makes a reasonable effort to cancel the registrations of voters who have become ineligible because of a change of residence, in violation of Section 8 of the NVRA. They ask the court to find Weber in violation of the NVRA and require the state to implement a program to remove ineligible registrations.
Why It Matters
The lawsuit is the latest in a nationwide campaign by Judicial Watch to pressure states into aggressively purging voters from registration rolls under the NVRA. Judicial Watch has reached settlements in similar lawsuits against Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, and New York, resulting in the removal of hundreds of thousands of voter registrations the group claims are ineligible.
Latest Updates
- May 20, 2026: Plaintiffs filed their complaint.