Justice Department asks Washington to set aside ballots

The U.S. Justice Department has asked Washington state to set aside future ballots tied to more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship, pending verification of their eligibility. The request concerns ballots the people may cast in the November 3 midterm elections; the state has not said it will comply. In a letter to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office, the department said its list links the people to about 1,500 ballots cast in prior elections. Federal officials described those ballots as spanning several decades. The figures reflect the department’s investigation and have not been confirmed by a state review. Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said investigators compared publicly available voter lists with federal records and checked whether people flagged in the comparison had voted. He said limits on access to identifying information in state records meant investigators had to review cases individually. The department has also said some people on its list may since have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said his office was reviewing the request and would respond only in accordance with...