California has once again ignited concerns over election integrity after revelations that the state is recruiting noncitizen teenagers to work inside polling places during elections.
Natalie Winters first reported this outrageous development out of the Golden State.
Green card holders as young as 16, noncitizens who cannot legally vote in American elections, are being recruited to check voters off official rosters, distribute ballots, handle election equipment, assist voters, and help close polling locations.
The state admits it does not fully track how many of these noncitizen teenagers are being used in these sensitive positions of trust.
This is not a hypothetical. This is happening right now in Democrat-run California.
Documents reviewed by this publication reveal that California officials are directing public schools to identify teenagers as young as 16 to work inside polling locations during the November 2026 election, including lawful permanent residents who are not United States citizens.
These students are not being enlisted to hand out stickers or direct voters toward the entrance. County election agencies say they may issue ballots, check voters off official rosters, help operate election equipment, assist voters throughout the day, prepare ballots for pickup, and participate in closing polling locations.
In other words, California has made citizenship optional for the people performing frontline election duties.
The recruitment campaign appears in a June 30 letter signed by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and distributed to county superintendents, charter school administrators, and high school principals across the state.
The officials ask schools to provide their campuses as voting locations and encourage students to become poll workers for the November 3 general election.
“High school students who are at least 16 years of age, are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, and maintain a 2.5 grade point average are eligible to serve as poll workers,” the letter states.
EXCLUSIVE: California is recruiting noncitizen teenagers to work inside polling places and administer elections.
They cannot legally vote. But the state is still putting them in positions to handle ballots, assist voters, and operate election equipment.
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— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) July 10, 2026
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