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Justice Department Requests Segregation of Ballots From Suspected Noncitizen Voters in Washington
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In Short: The Justice Department's action in Washington follows similar efforts in other states, such as Nevada, where the DOJ initially claimed to have found 16,000 noncitizen voters but later reduced the number to 185.
Federal prosecutors in Washington state have asked the Secretary of State to segregate ballots from more than 400 people they believe are not U.S. citizens and therefore ineligible to vote in federal elections.
Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd and top federal prosecutor Pete Serrano provided Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs with a list of 405 individuals who they claim are illegally registered to vote.
The Justice Department believes many of these individuals are green-card holders, who have legal immigration status but are not U.S. citizens and cannot vote in federal elections.
In a letter to the Washington Secretary of State's Office, the Justice Department said it had identified 1,500 votes cast by these individuals in prior elections.
The Trump administration has previously sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain their complete voter rolls, though 27 of those lawsuits have been dismissed by federal judges.
Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd stated, “For years, Washington State has had a mantra: our elections are ‘free, fair, and devoid of fraud.’ But our investigation shows not all of that is true – people who are noncitizens are registered to vote and are voting in our state.”
The Justice Department has received about 60 subpoenas from the Justice Department since last month seeking information about voters.
The request to segregate ballots comes amid ongoing debates over voter fraud and election integrity, with some arguing that such measures are necessary to ensure the legitimacy of elections.
The Secretary of State's Office has yet to comment on how it will handle the segregated ballots and whether it will investigate the citizenship status of the individuals in question.
What this adds
The Justice Department's request highlights the ongoing tension between ensuring election integrity and the rights of legal immigrants.
The extent to which these individuals are actually noncitizens and the impact of their voting on election outcomes remains unclear.
What's confirmed
- "This is only the tip of the iceberg." Floyd and Serrano said they provided Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs with a list of the 405 people who the Justice Department claims are illegally registered to vote and asked for ballots they may cast to be segregated until their citizenship status is confirmed.
- “For years, Washington State has had a mantra: our elections are ‘free, fair, and devoid of fraud.’ But our investigation shows not all of that is true – people who are noncitizens are registered to vote and are voting in our state,” Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said in a statement.
What's still developing
- The DOJ this summer claimed to have found 16,000 noncitizen voters in Nevada, a number it eventually reduced to 185.
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