Washington finds US citizens on DOJ voter list
The gist
Washington's secretary of state says a DOJ list of 405 alleged noncitizen voters includes US citizens.
The dispute tests how far federal voter-roll challenges can go before an election.
How it unfolded
- Oct 26, 2026U.S. attorneys in the Western District of Washington said they found 405 people who illegally voted; acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano asked Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to sequester ballots from the identified noncitizen voters.
- Oct 26, 2026Speaking at an election security forum in Federal Way, Hobbs rebuffed the claims, saying some on the list actually have citizenship and that federal law bars removing people from the list 90 days before an election.
- Oct 27, 2026The DOJ letter was reported: it said DHS identified more than 400 people believed to be or have been noncitizens who, with a high level of confidence, had voted, and told Hobbs to review the list within 24 hours and hold off verifying or tabulating their ballots until citizenship could be determined, threatening emergency relief if the state did not comply.