If California has nothing to hide, it will open the voter rolls

President Trump opened a new front in the election integrity debate Thursday night, saying the Department of Homeland Security had found “approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections.” California was one of four states he specifically named.Gov.Gavin Newsom immediately rejected the claim.Fine.Then prove it.Not with press releases.

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Never miss a story On Friday, First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli responded with a simple challenge: Open California’s voter rolls and allow a federal audit.That is exactly the right approach.Every institution that expects the public’s trust is subject to scrutiny.Banks are audited.

Public companies are audited.Government agencies are audited.

Even political campaigns must open their books.Why should California’s election system be any different?Nobody is claiming widespread fraud here.What is being claimed is simple: Public confidence comes from letting someone check your work, not from a press release insisting everything is fine.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!And there is more than enough reason for a thorough review.The California Post has reported extensively on voter registrations tied to Skid Row, where federal prosecutors already secured a guilty plea from longtime petition circulator Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong.

She admitted paying homeless individuals to register to vote and provide false information on their forms.The Post la...