Texas Finds More Than 2,700 Suspected Noncitizen Voters After State Review

Officials said the review used federal immigration data available to states under the Trump administration to verify eligibility.

A voting sign in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas’s election review identified 2,724 individuals on the voter registration list who lack proof of citizenship.

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said on Oct. 20 that a comparison of Texas’s 18 million registered voters against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database reveals “2,724 potential noncitizens who are registered to vote in Texas.”