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U.S. citizens included on Justice Department list of 400 alleged noncitizens, Washington state says
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs challenged a Justice Department list alleging 400 noncitizens are registered to vote in the state, calling the list unreliable and noting many listed are U.S. citizens or not currently registered voters.
- Hobbs warned that it would be illegal and irresponsible to withhold counting ballots from individuals on the unverified list without individualized proof of ineligibility.
- The list provided by the Justice Department was criticized for lacking key identifying information, containing duplicates, and being produced in a rushed manner without transparency on data sources.
- This demand follows a similar Justice Department effort in California to separate ballots from alleged noncitizens, which a federal judge recently rejected due to concerns about the accuracy and fairness of the list.
- Federal prosecutors set a 48-hour deadline for Hobbs to act or face possible emergency legal action, but no lawsuit had been filed as of Thursday afternoon.
