Texas just dropped a bombshell that’s got every conservative’s attention: thousands of potential noncitizens have been spotted on the state’s voter rolls, as Breitbart reports.
A sweeping review across all 254 counties revealed 2,724 individuals flagged as possible noncitizens after a meticulous cross-check with a federal database, prompting immediate action to protect election integrity.
This all kicked off when Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced the findings on Monday, setting the stage for a statewide eligibility audit.
The state compared its hefty 18 million registered voters against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) dataset.
That deep dive turned up 2,724 voter files now under scrutiny, with each case handed over to local counties for a closer look.
Under Chapter 16 of the Texas Election Code, counties are legally bound to verify eligibility and scrub confirmed noncitizens from the rolls to keep voter lists clean.
This week, all 254 counties started mailing notices to flagged voters, giving them 30 days to prove their U.S. citizenship.
Fail to respond in time, and their registration gets canceled—though they can reapply with proper documentation.
“Only eligible United States citizens may participate in our elections,” Nelson declared, underscoring the state’s hard line on voter qualifications.
Any noncitizens found to have cast ballots in past Texas elections will be referred to the attorney general’s office for investigation and possible prosecution.
That’s a serious step, showing Texas isn’t messing around when it comes to safeguarding the ballot box from unauthorized participation.
Nelson’s praise for federal cooperation—“We appreciate the partnership with the federal government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists”—feels like a rare nod to Washington, though skeptics might wonder if this access should’ve come sooner.
A closer look at the numbers shows Harris County leading with 362 flagged registrations, followed by Dallas County at 277, Bexar at 201, and El Paso at 165.
Meanwhile, smaller counties like Andrews, Llano, and Cooke reported fewer than 10 each, proving this isn’t just a big-city concern but a statewide issue worth addressing.
While progressive voices might cry foul over potential disenfranchisement, the reality is that election integrity isn’t a partisan buzzword—it’s a bedrock principle that ensures every legal vote counts without dilution by unauthorized ones.
