Texas flags 2,700 possible noncitizens on voter rolls

AUSTIN, Texas (TXAN 24) - The Texas Secretary of State’s office says roughly 2,700 registered voters may not be U.S. citizens, according to a new cross-check with a federal database. That’s out of nearly 18.6 million total voters statewide — about 0.01 percent of the rolls.

State officials say the review is part of ongoing efforts to “ensure the integrity of Texas elections.” Counties will now begin a 30-day process to confirm each flagged individual’s citizenship status before any voter can be removed from the list.

Voting-rights groups are watching closely, warning this kind of review has led to mistakes in the past. A similar purge attempt in 2019 was scrapped after more than 25,000 legal voters were mistakenly flagged.

The announcement comes just as early voting begins for several local and statewide elections, putting a renewed spotlight on how the state verifies voter eligibility.

If confirmed accurate, this would mark one of the smallest percentages of possible ineligible voters on record.

TXAN 24 News will continue tracking county-level responses and any impact this may have on voter turnout or public trust in the upcoming election cycle.