Texas IDs 2,724 Potential Noncitizens on Rolls

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that a cross-check of about 18 million registered voters against USCIS’s SAVE database identified 2,724 potential noncitizens on the voter rolls. The Secretary’s office sent lists to county election officials in 189 of Texas’s 254 counties, with counties required under state law to notify flagged individuals, give them 30 days to prove U.S. citizenship, and potentially cancel registrations pending verification. Confirmed cases of noncitizen voting may be referred to the state attorney general. County totals so far include Harris (362), Dallas (277), Bexar (201) and El Paso (165), and officials say investigations are ongoing as early voting continues. Nelson and state Republicans praised the Trump administration’s move to give states free, direct access to SAVE as a “game changer” for maintaining accurate rolls, while critics warn the system can misidentify naturalized citizens and raises privacy and legal concerns, reigniting partisan disputes over voter-roll maintenance and potential wrongful disenfranchisement.