Acting US Attorney Neil Floyd stated that over 400 non-citizens have voted in Washington and that they have identified over 1,500 ballots illegally cast.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources confirm Floyd made this statement at the October 26 press conference, and the claim matches the passage. The 400+ voters and 1,500 ballots are DOJ allegations that the sources do not independently verify, and no source affirmatively refutes those specific figures, so the substance is unverifiable.
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What was said
… Here's Acting US Attorney in Seattle Neil Floyd: "Through our investigation, we have confirmed with high confidence that non-citizens are voting in state, in the state of Washington, in federal and state elections. Thus far, we have identified over 400 non-citizens who have voted in Washington, and many of them have voted multiple times. That means we have identified over 1,500 ballots illegally cast. This is not the full number of non-citizens who have been voting in Washington. This is only the tip of the iceberg." …
unDivided with Brandi Kruse · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The DOJ press release and AP, quoting Floyd directly, confirm he said over 400 non-citizens were registered and had voted in Washington and that over 1,500 ballots were illegally cast.[1][4][5]
Context. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said he was reviewing the DOJ's data and disputed it, noting that one of the 405 records was from 1994 and that the data provided lacked the state's records needed to verify it.[1][6]
Context. Reuters notes that multiple state audits and independent studies have found voter fraud, including noncitizen voting, to be very rare, but no source examines the specific 405-person list or the 1,500-ballot figure and finds it false.[2][3]
Context. Floyd described the 400+ figure as 'only the tip of the iceberg' and said investigators could only check people individually, so the figure is an incomplete count of allegations rather than a verified total.[1][7]
Sources
7 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Noncitizens don't vote in large numbers in US elections. Here ...snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Eastern District of Washington | Federal data shows hundreds ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump administration: Hundreds of Washington state voters may be noncitizensthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Feds allege over 400 noncitizens vote in WA; Hobbs disputes datadailyrecordnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7'Tip of the iceberg': US attorney Neil Floyd reveals 405 non ...kvi.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The U.S. Attorney's Office identified 405 non-citizens who voted in Washington state elections.Mixed
- The Department of Justice identified at least 400 non-citizens voting in Washington state elections.Mixed
- The Department of Justice compiled a list of non-citizens who registered to vote in Washington state, and ballots have been turned in under their names approximately 1,500 times.Mixed
- The Department of Justice provided the Washington Secretary of State with a list of 405 non-citizens who allegedly voted in Washington state.True
- The Department of Justice identified 405 non-citizens who are registered to vote in Washington state.Mixed