Texas Removes 1 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls, Including Noncitizens and Dead People

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Aug. 26 that more than 1 million ineligible voters have been removed from the state’s voter rolls in the past three years, including more than 6,500 noncitizens and 457,000 people who are dead.
Of the 6,500 potential noncitizens removed from the voter rolls, about 1,930 have a voter history.
Abbott said those records were turned over to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for investigation and possible legal action.
Others removed from Texas voter rolls include 6,000 felons, 463,000 people on the suspense list, 134,000 people who moved, 65,000 who failed to respond to a notice of examination, and 19,000 voters who canceled their registration.
Voters are typically placed on the suspense list when their address cannot be verified. That happens when a voter registration card or jury summons sent in the mail is returned as undeliverable.
A notice of examination is then sent to a voter’s address asking questions about voter eligibility, such as citizenship status, age, felony convictions, and mental capacity. Proof of eligibility must be returned to the registrar to remain a registered voter.
Other states have also recently announced a purge of voter rolls that included noncitizens.
In Texas, Abbott said the voter roll maintenance is ongoing and that the state will “actively safeguard Texans’ sacred right to vote” while also aggressively protecting election integrity.
Texas Senate Bill 1 was a sweeping election law enacted after the contentious 2020 presidential election.