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Del Norte County officials are determining the best way to respond to a U.S. Department of Justice demand that they segregate ballots belonging to four “likely aliens” that are among the more than 20,000 in California the agency says are illegally registered to vote.

In his Oct. 23 letter to Del Norte County Clerk Alissia Northrup, Craig H. Missakian, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, asks for the county’s help in identifying the four “likely aliens” by sending a social security number, a copy of their state ID or driver’s license as well as copy of their voter registration application.

Missakian also asks Del Norte County to set aside the ballots those “likely aliens” submit until their citizenship status can be determined.

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Eleven days after the U.S. Justice Department announced that it was suing the State of California over its voter list, two DOJ agents showed up at the Del Norte County Elections Office, County Clerk-Recorder Alissia Northrup said today.

Northrup, who was elected to her fourth term in June, told Redwood Voice Community News, that the two federal agents were “just delivering a package.” Northrup said she consulted with Del Norte County Counsel Jacqueline Roberts, who indicated that they would release portions of the letter the county received.

The two DOJ agents showed up at Northrup’s office right after lunch.