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DOJ alleges non-citizen voting in Washington, sets deadline for state response
DOJ alleges 400 non-citizens voted in Washington
Key points (ReadOut summary)
- DOJ claims over 400 non-citizens voted in federal and state elections, some multiple times.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd called it 'only the tip of the iceberg' and seeks segregation of 1,500 ballots.
- Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs must respond by October 28 noon to confirm citizenship.
- Hobbs disputes DOJ data accuracy and cites extremely low fraud rates, 0.0000006% since 1982.
Washington —The Washington Secretary of State's office is working on a response to the request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to sequester ballots from more than 400 people they