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The Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside any mail ballots received from 405 people it says may not be U.S. citizens until state officials verify their eligibility. DOJ says the group cast about 1,500 votes in prior elections and told the state it may seek emergency court relief if officials do not act by noon Pacific on October 28. The request is an executive-branch demand based on federal allegations. It is not a court order, and the reviewed sources did not identify a filed Washington lawsuit or judicial finding that the listed people are ineligible or voted unlawfully.
Response / context
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said his office was reviewing DOJ's request and called its timing, one week before the general election, an effort to cast unfounded suspicion on the results. His office noted that one listed person last voted in 1994. DOJ's public release describes the people as noncitizens and says many are lawful permanent residents, but Reuters reports that the underlying letter uses more qualified language and acknowledges some flagged people may have naturalized. DOJ did not disclose how many may now be citizens. Associated Press reported that prior federal noncitizen-voter allegations produced far fewer confirmed cases after state review, including zero among 1,500 people examined in Nevada. Those comparisons do not decide the status of Washington's 405 listed voters, which remains under review.
Event or conduct: Oct 26, 2026 · Federal prosecutors sent the letter to Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on October 26. DOJ's Eastern District of Washington press release was dated October 26 and updated October 27. Reuters published at 2:47 p.m. UTC, or 10:47 a.m. EDT, on October 27. The Ledger reviewed the DOJ release and the Reuters and Associated Press reports at 1 p.m. EDT October 27. The letter, public announcement, news publication and source-review times are distinct.
Source review: Oct 27, 2026 · 1:00 PM EDT
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington ↗Primary DOJ press release dated October 26 and updated October 27 stating the department's allegations and request that Washington set aside ballots; it is an agency statement, not a court filing or adjudication · Reuters, Luc Cohen ↗October 27 report on the October 26 letter, noon-Pacific October 28 deadline, threatened emergency-relief request, DOJ acknowledgment that some listed people may have naturalized and absence of an immediate state response at publication · Associated Press, Gene Johnson and Rebecca Boone ↗October 27 report identifying 405 listed voters, the asserted 1,500 prior votes, Hobbs's response, the 1994 last-vote example and results of earlier state reviews of federal allegations
U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui struck from the record an unsigned and unsworn amended criminal complaint through which the Justice Department attempted to add an obstruction-of-Congress charge against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides. AP and CBS reported that the filing had appeared on the public docket after midnight without a judge first finding probable cause. Faruqui's ruling rejected that filing procedure and removed the added charge as presented. It did not dismiss the original false-statements complaint, determine probable cause on that original charge, or decide the defendants' guilt or innocence.
Response / context
The original DOJ complaint alleges that Floris and Benavides knowingly made materially false statements to Congress in 2023 about their knowledge of FBI investigations involving Hunter Biden; both defendants deny wrongdoing and remain presumed innocent. Floris's lawyers called the overnight filing a serious abuse of the charging process and said both the amended and original allegations lack merit. A prosecutor acknowledged that adding charges through an unsigned complaint without judicial review was a first for him, but told the court the government was not afraid of a probable-cause finding. Faruqui continued the preliminary hearing on whether the original complaint meets the probable-cause standard, and CBS reported that DOJ could seek the added charge again through the proper procedure.
Event or conduct: Oct 27, 2026 · DOJ filed the unsigned and unsworn amended complaint after midnight on October 27, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui struck it from the record during a hearing later that day. ABC News published at 12:49 p.m. EDT; CBS News updated at 1:12 p.m. EDT. The Ledger reviewed the original complaint, its supporting affidavit and the AP, CBS and ABC reports at 2:55 p.m. EDT October 27. The filing, hearing, news-publication and source-review times are distinct.
Two material developments are published for October 27. First, the Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside mail ballots tied to 405 disputed voters; that remains an executive-branch allegation and demand, not a court order or verified finding. Second, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui struck DOJ's unsigned and unsworn amended complaint that attempted to add an obstruction charge against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides without prior judicial review. That procedural ruling did not dismiss the original false-statements complaint, decide probable cause on the original charge, or establish either defendant's guilt or innocence. The original complaint and supporting affidavit are public, but the struck amended complaint and a written order memorializing the hearing ruling were not directly accessible in the reviewed sources; details of the ruling are therefore attributed to Associated Press and CBS News.
Review the source-check log
DOJ Eastern District of Washington press release on the 405-voter list — Reviewed the full public release for DOJ's allegations, descriptions of lawful permanent residents, request to set aside ballots and possible criminal consequences. The release is a prosecutorial statement, not evidence independently adjudicated by a court.
Reuters October 27 report on DOJ's Washington ballot demand — Reviewed the full report for its 10:47 a.m. EDT publication time, the October 26 letter, October 28 deadline, threatened emergency-relief request, acknowledgment that some flagged people may have naturalized and the absence of a filed Washington lawsuit or court order in the report.
Associated Press October 27 report on DOJ's Washington ballot demand — Reviewed the full report for the 405-person figure, alleged 1,500 prior votes, Steve Hobbs's response, the 1994 last-vote example and comparisons with prior state investigations of federal noncitizen-voter claims.
October 26 DOJ letter to Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs — The underlying letter was described by Reuters and Associated Press but was not directly accessible through the reviewed public sources. The Ledger therefore attributes the deadline, qualified citizenship language and threatened emergency-relief request to those reports rather than claiming an independent review of the letter.
Associated Press October 27 courtroom report on the Floris-Benavides hearing — Reviewed the full report for Faruqui's decision to strike the unsigned amended complaint, the lack of prior judicial probable-cause review, the continued preliminary hearing and the survival of the original false-statements complaint.
CBS News October 27 report on the Floris-Benavides hearing — Reviewed the report updated at 1:12 p.m. EDT for the judge's disposition, prosecutor's acknowledgment and response, defense objections and the distinction between the struck filing and the original pending complaint.
Struck October 27 amended complaint and hearing disposition in United States v. Floris and Benavides — The struck amended complaint and a written order or transcript memorializing Faruqui's hearing ruling were not directly accessible through the reviewed public sources. The Ledger therefore attributes the overnight filing, added obstruction count, oral ruling and statements at the hearing to Associated Press, CBS News and ABC News.
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