The U.S. Attorney's Office identified 405 non-citizens who voted in Washington state elections.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office did publicly announce that it identified 405 people (about 400+ in its press release) who it said were non-citizens who voted in Washington elections, so the act of identification is supported. However, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs contests the list, saying a preliminary review found it includes U.S.
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… Attorney claims 405 non-citizens voted in Washington but offers no charges or records. A week before Election Day, federal prosecutors make a sweeping fraud claim without evidence to back it up." First of all, they didn't make a sweeping fraud claim. They said specifically 405 people, and we've referred that list to the state Secretary of State. Is that a sweeping fraud claim? No, that's not a sweeping fraud claim. Chris Ingalls goes on to write, "The announcement stands out because of how the U.S. Attorney's Office usually operates. …
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Contradicts. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said a preliminary review found the list includes U.S. citizens and people who are not currently registered or are on inactive status, calling it riddled with errors.[4]
Supports. The U.S. Attorney's Office (Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd, with Pete Serrano) publicly announced it had identified over 400 non-citizens registered to vote and who voted in multiple elections, with AP and OPB reporting the specific figure of 405.[1][2][3][5]
Context. Floyd acknowledged investigators do not have official voting records for the people named, relying instead on publicly available voter information and immigration records, and no criminal charges have been filed in any of the 405 cases.[6][7][8]
Context. The DOJ's own figure refers to about 1,500 ballots cast by the more than 400 people in prior elections, and the press release and reporting describe many listed people as green card holders (lawful permanent residents), who are not citizens.[2][3][7]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizensapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Washington Secretary of State rejects DOJ voter list, calls it 'irresponsible and illegal'yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Federal attorneys allege hundreds of non-citizens are voting ... - OPBopb.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Acting U.S. Attorney claims 405 noncitizens voted in Washington, but offers no charges or recordsking5.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Trump admin claims 405 noncitizens are voting in WA ...knkx.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Feds probe 30 years of Washington elections as state officials say allegation casts ‘unfounded suspicion'spokesman.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- 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 U.S. Attorney's Office notified the State of Washington of a list of names of people identified as non-citizens voting in elections.True
- 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.Can’t tell
- There are 400 individuals who are not legally allowed to vote in the United States who cast ballots in Washington state.Can’t tell
- 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