More than 4 in 10 names on the Trump administration's list of possible noncitizen voters in California can't be found on the state's voter rolls at all, according to a court filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group.

What the analysis found

Two data analysts from UCLA's Voting Rights Project reviewed the 20,930 names that the Justice Department wanted California election officials to treat as possible illegal voters by setting their ballots aside on Election Day, KQED reported. They found that 8,880 names, or 42% of the list, don't match anyone in California's current voter file. At least 22 entries are U.S. citizens, and many more appear to match confirmed citizens.

The analysts work with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, which is suing over the list. They said the version of the list the DOJ turned over had been stripped down to eight fields and left out California voter ID numbers, which they called the “single most critical column” for accurate matching, Democracy Docket reported. Using looser matching rules like those the federal government used, they said as many as 6,140 citizen members of CHIRLA could be flagged.

The government's response

Bill Essayli, who runs the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles, called it “a bogus report” on X, according to KQED. A Justice Department spokesperson said the department “makes no apology for protecting those votes.”

Why it matters in the Bay Area

Several Bay Area counties had already received and turned down DOJ demands tied to the list, including Santa Clara County, Contra Costa County and Napa, Sonoma and Marin. Judges have rejected the demand to separate ballots. A federal judge in California on Friday ordered the department to stop sending demands to state officials, and the administration appealed, KQED reported.

For voters, nothing changes: if you're registered, vote as usual by 8 p.m. Tuesday.

How to vote

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.