Non-citizens are casting ballots in elections in Washington State.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
The US Attorney's Office for Western Washington says it identified 405 noncitizens who are registered and have voted in Washington elections, with about 1,500 votes cast. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs disputes the list, saying it includes U.S.
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… There's never a question like that for Democrats, and yet they're constantly demanding that answer from Donald Trump, who is legitimately concerned about election rigging because you've got goons like Alyssa Slotkin constantly trying to orchestrate it. You've got non-citizens on the ballots in the United States of America right now, on the polls right now, who are casting ballots by the thousands in states across our country, including Washington State, where that was just disclosed earlier this week, including in New Jersey, where that was disclosed earlier this year, and you've got 20,000 non citizens on the ballot in California right now. Check out this nonsense, for instance, yesterday from the media. …
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Contradicts. Secretary of State Hobbs says the federal list includes U.S. citizens and is unreliable, and that his office's preliminary investigation confirms this.[5][6]
Supports. The DOJ and US Attorneys in Seattle and Spokane say 405 noncitizens who are registered to vote have cast ballots in Washington elections, with about 1,500 votes in prior elections.[1][3][7][8]
Context. Hobbs says voter fraud, including noncitizen voting, is incredibly rare and that voters attest to eligibility on their ballot envelopes; Reuters notes multiple state audits and studies find noncitizen voting very rare.[2][4]
Context. The federal investigation is described as incomplete, with the acting US attorney saying the 405 are 'the tip of the iceberg' and that the state limited the probe.[1][9]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 4 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 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
- 3Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Statement about Washington's safe and secure electionssos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5WA Secretary of State blasts DOJ over claims that 400+ 'non-citizens ...kiro7.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Washington state’s election chief says federal noncitizen voting list includes citizensopb.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Trump administration: Hundreds of Washington state voters may be noncitizensthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 8Department of Justice claims it found 400 non-citizens on ... - KTVLktvl.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots from alleged noncitizensrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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