U.S. citizens included on DOJ list of 400 alleged noncitizens, Washington says

What happened: Washington's secretary of state told the Justice Department that its list of 400 alleged noncitizen voters is "not reliable" and includes many U.S. citizens. Federal prosecutors had asked that those ballots be set aside until citizenship is verified. Key numbers: 400 people on the list; more than 1.3 million mail ballots Why it matters: Hobbs said it would be "irresponsible and illegal" to decline to process a registered voter's ballot without individualized proof of ineligibility. A federal judge in California raised similar concerns about the government's list process.

Washington's secretary of state told the Justice Department that its list of 400 alleged noncitizen voters is "not reliable" and includes many U.S. citizens. Federal prosecutors had asked that those ballots be set aside until citizenship is verified.

Hobbs said it would be "irresponsible and illegal" to decline to process a registered voter's ballot without individualized proof of ineligibility. A federal judge in California raised similar concerns about the government's list process.