This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat June 8, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.

Bill Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, says election fraud charges are coming for Californians in “one to two months.”