Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens
Federal prosecutors say 405 people on the list cast ballots, while state officials say the records include inactive registrations and U.S. citizens.
- On Wednesday, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs rejected a Department of Justice demand to set aside ballots from 400 suspected noncitizens, demanding the federal government provide "individualized proof that certain registered voters in Washington are ineligible."
- The DOJ sent a letter claiming 400 noncitizens were registered among Washington's 5 million voters, representing less than 0.01% of the rolls, and asked the state to set aside their ballots pending citizenship confirmation.
- Hobbs acknowledged the state lacks a system to verify citizenship at registration, relying instead on voters signing attestations affirming their eligibility when casting ballots.
- Addressing the federal pressure, Hobbs cited 61-year-old Paige Adamson, a Canadian citizen unwittingly registered to vote who faced deportation hearings, stating, "Maybe the federal government should stop harassing people."
- With the request arriving one week before the General Election, officials argue the timing intends to cast unfounded suspicion on results, while the DOJ's system exposes voter data to a 10-year retention period, creating privacy risks.
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Washington says the DOJ list of 400 alleged non-citizens includes citizens. A judge rejected a similar request in California.
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