Texas finds thousands of illegal immigrants registered to vote on state voter rolls

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that a review of state voter rolls has identified 2,724 individuals who are potentially non-citizens and registered to vote. This finding resulted from a crosscheck of Texas's 18 million registered voters against federal citizenship records in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database. The data identified 2,724 potential noncitizens whose voter files have been sent to local counties for further investigation. This process is mandated by the Texas Election Code, requiring counties to verify voter eligibility and remove noncitizens from the rolls. The review aims to maintain accurate voter lists and safeguard election integrity ahead of the 2026 election cycle. Each flagged individual will receive a notice from their county registrar, giving them 30 days to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Failure to respond will result in the cancellation of their registration, though it can be reinstated with proof of citizenship. Confirmed noncitizens who have voted in past elections will be referred to the Attorney General's Office for potential prosecution. This initiative follows similar audits conducted in other states and is part of Governor Greg Abbott's efforts to enhance election integrity, which he claims have already led to the removal of over one million ineligible registrations in the past three years. Harris County had... download the app to read more