Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may belong to noncitizens, according to The Guardian. The Guardian's report, credited to the Associated Press, cited the Los Angeles county registrar and a letter the outlet obtained.

CBS News reported the same demand, describing the ballots as "alleged noncitizen ballots" in its headline. Its summary states that the letters were sent to county registrars across California and that the Justice Department said the ballots may belong to noncitizens.

The Guardian described the letters as the latest escalation as Trump continues to make claims of voter fraud. Its headline describes the ballots as "likely" noncitizen ballots, while the Department of Justice's position, as summarized by both outlets, is more limited: the ballots may belong to noncitizens.

The reports differ in scope and detail. The Guardian cites the Los Angeles county registrar, while CBS News refers in its headline to some counties and in its summary to registrars across the state. The summaries do not say how many counties received letters, which ones they were, how the ballots were identified, or whether any has been confirmed as belonging to a noncitizen.

The summaries also do not include a response from county registrars or the Department of Justice, and they do not describe what action, if any, the counties have taken on the requests so far.

Sources: The Guardian: California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots; CBS News: DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots.