DOJ orders Washington state to segregate ballots of 405 possible non-citizen voters

The Trump administration's Justice Department has given Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs 48 hours to review 405 registered voters flagged as possible non-citizens and to separate their ballots pending citizenship verification. This is a federal intervention in state election administration, raising legal and procedural questions about voter eligibility and ballot counting. The move is part of a broader federal push on election integrity, but the specific impact on the 2026 midterms is uncertain.

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