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There are 400 individuals who are not legally allowed to vote in the United States who cast ballots in Washington state.

Posted by unDivided with Brandi Kruse, Checked

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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
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The sources report that the DOJ alleges more than 400 noncitizens, many of them green-card holders, registered and voted in Washington, but this is the government's own allegation and no independent authority has verified or dismissed it.

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… And so that's why I was like, we need specificity from him on what he's found. So, again, just to reiterate, there is no doubt in your mind that these 400 individuals, ah, are not legally allowed to vote in the United States? Yes. yes. Okay. Now, I mean, I have to allow for the fact that we may have made a mistake. There may be, you know, one or two or three that are off, but that's why we sent the information to them. …
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What we found

Supports. The DOJ and its acting U.S. Attorney said they identified over 400 (405) noncitizens who are registered to vote and have voted in Washington elections, about 1,500 ballots in prior elections.[1][2][3][4]

Context. Many people on the DOJ list are lawful permanent residents (green-card holders), who are not citizens and are not permitted to vote in U.S. elections.[2][5][7]

Context. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs questioned the DOJ's findings and said the timing of the request, one week before the election, appeared intended to cause doubt; he said his office was reviewing the request and the data.[4][6][8]

Context. No source in the set independently verifies the individual voter records or dismisses the DOJ count; the coverage largely restates the DOJ's announcement, and one outlet notes that noncitizen voting is rare according to independent reviews.[5][9]

Sources

9 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 1

  1. 1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Department of Justice claims it found 400 non-citizens on Washington voter rollswjla.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Trump admin claims 405 noncitizens are voting in WA ...knkx.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  5. 5DOJ asks Washington state to set aside 400 ballots it says ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  6. 6Hundreds of Washington state voters may be noncitizensthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
  7. 7Federal attorneys allege hundreds of non-citizens are voting ... - OPBopb.org · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Feds allege 400 illegal WA state voters. Timing suspect, says WA voting officialbellinghamherald.com · not rated · cited for: context
  9. 9Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots from alleged noncitizensrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context

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