The Department of Justice identified at least 400 non-citizens voting in Washington state elections.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
The Department of Justice claims it has identified at least 400 non-citizens voting in Washington state elections. Left publicly plots overthrow of U.S. government. Microsoft to offer buyouts to 60,000 workers. Seattle mayor’s office caught red-handed in lie about shooting response.
The DOJ did announce that it identified about 405 people (more than 400) it says are non-citizens who registered and voted in Washington, as of 2026-10-27. However, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs called the federal list unreliable and said a preliminary review found it included U.S.
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Contradicts. Secretary of State Hobbs said a preliminary review showed the federal list was unreliable and included U.S. citizens, calling the request unfounded and illegal without individualized proof.[3]
Supports. The DOJ's own release and a letter to Secretary Hobbs say the department identified more than 400 people, later given as 405, whom it says are non-citizens registered to vote and who cast ballots in past Washington elections.[2][4][5][6]
Context. Many of those on the DOJ list are lawful permanent residents (green card holders), who are not citizens and cannot vote, according to the department's account.[2][7][8]
Context. Reuters notes that multiple state audits and independent studies have found voter fraud, including by noncitizens, to be very rare and not to have affected election outcomes.[1]
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8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3DOJ alleges non-citizen voting in Washington, Secretary of ...khq.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4DOJ asks Washington state to set aside 400 ballots from ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump admin claims 405 noncitizens are voting in WA ...knkx.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Department of Justice claims it found 400 non-citizens ... - Nebraska.tvnebraska.tv · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots from alleged noncitizensrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots from ...newsobserver.com · not rated · cited for: context
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