As California continues counting votes from this week’s primary elections, the Department of Justice has launched multiple investigations into potential election fraud and plans to audit the state’s voter rolls.   Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, announced the investigations Friday, saying his office is working with the FBI.  “We will follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent,” Essayli posted on X. Essayli also said the Justice Department intends to audit California’s voter rolls.  “The state has stonewalled every effort to verify that only eligible U.S. citizens are registered to vote,” he wrote. “This case is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.” Protecting the integrity of California’s elections is a top priority for my office. California’s election system has serious structural vulnerabilities. Universal vote-by-mail with no voter ID requirements creates conditions where fraud can go undetected and unpunished, eroding… — F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) June 5, 2026 A federal prosecutor also visited the Los Angeles County ballot processing center on Friday, according to NBC News. A county spokesperson told the outlet the prosecutor participated in a walkthrough of ballot-processing operations, which are open to public observation. The developments come as California election officials continue tabulating millions of outstanding ballots. President Donald Trump accused California Democrats of attempting to “steal” elections multiple times this week, citing the state’s lengthy vote-counting process. Two big races remain unresolved: the gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral elections.  “Look what’s happening in California, the Dumocrats, right before our very eyes, are stealing the Vote,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday. With 68% of the gubernatorial vote reported as of Saturday morning, Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the November runoff in the general election with 26.78% of the vote. His opponent is still unknown, but Republican Steve Hilton narrowly trails Becerra with 26.35% support. Both were ahead of Democrat billionaire Tom Steyer, who is at 21.05%. Under California’s top-two primary system, candidates from the same party can advance to the runoff if they finish in first and second in the primary. In the Los Angeles mayoral election, incumbent Democrat Mayor Karen Bass has been projected to advance to a runoff in the general election. As of Saturday morning, Bass has received 35.0% of the vote, with 71% of the vote counted. Republican challenger Spencer Pratt is still in second with 28.2%, ahead of far-left Democrat Nithya Raman, who has been closing in on Pratt in recent days. She currently has 24.9% support. In the L.A. mayoral race, two members of the same party can advance to the general election if neither receives more than 50% of the vote. Around three million votes have yet to be counted, and the state has 35 days for counties to process ballots, verify signatures, and let voters cure defective ballots.