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.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
The claim matches the record: on October 26, 2026, the acting U.S. Attorneys in Seattle and Spokane sent Secretary of State Steve Hobbs a letter with a list of more than 400 people they said may be noncitizens voting in Washington. The sources dispute the list's accuracy, not whether it was sent, and the claim's wording tracks the passage.
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What was said
… 400 votes would have decided a commissioner of public lands election. I think we're gonna have races for State Supreme Court justices that could be within 400 votes. So now, a week from the election, you've notified the State of Washington of this list of names. What if they let them vote anyway? You know, uhm, I can still try and go back to my original, uh, plan of looking for patterns. I can look for, uhm, you know, people that we can prosecute at some point. …
unDivided with Brandi Kruse · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The DOJ press release, AP and Reuters all report that the U.S. Attorney's Offices for Eastern and Western Washington sent a letter to Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on October 26 asking the state to set aside ballots from more than 400 people identified as possible noncitizens.[1][2][3]
Context. Hobbs' October 28 response says a preliminary review found the list includes U.S. citizens and is unreliable, and that the state will not act without individualized proof. This disputes the list's accuracy, not that it was delivered.[4][5][6]
Context. Several outlets note the list was built from DHS data and public information rather than official voting records, and that no criminal charges had been filed as of the press coverage. The claim does not assert either point.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Eastern District of Washington | Federal data shows hundreds ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs response to DOJ ...sos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Washington Secretary of State rejects DOJ voter list, calls it ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Washington state finds U.S. citizens on DOJ's noncitizen ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Acting U.S. Attorney claims 405 noncitizens voted in Washington, but offers no charges or recordsking5.com · not rated · cited for: context
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