Summary
The Texas Secretary of State found 2,724 people on the voter rolls who may not be U.S. citizens. This was discovered by comparing Texas's voter list with a federal database. Officials will contact these individuals to verify their citizenship.
Key Facts
- Texas identified 2,724 possible noncitizens on its voter rolls.
- This identification used the federal SAVE program to compare voter names with citizenship data.
- The Trump administration supported access to this data for the first time.
- Texas will contact flagged individuals to verify their U.S. citizenship.
- If individuals cannot prove citizenship, their voting registration may be temporarily canceled.
- Harris County in Texas had the most flagged registrations at 362.
- Every county in Texas participated in this voter roll review.
- There is a 30-day process for checking the citizenship of flagged individuals.
