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A review of Texas elections has identified thousands of illegal immigrants on the state’s voter rolls, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said Monday.
Nelson said Crosscheck of State Voter records found that more than 2,700 illegal entrants were registered on the Voter Rolls, leading to eligibility reviews in 254 precincts.
The data came from a comprehensive comparison of 18 registered voters who registered to fight US citizenship records in USACITENSHIP and maintain services’ according to the secretary of state’s office.
“Eligible citizens of the United States can participate in our elections,” Nelson said. “The Trump Administration’s decision to grant free and fair districts in this first place has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the federal government to ensure the citizenship of our voters and maintain accurate voter rolls.”
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A voter wearing a protective mask and gloves signs a document at a drive-thru mail bavot bavot mail in the Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The investigation showed after conducting Gcina CrossCheck, that state officials can identify about 2,724 opportunities that are not their voter files sent to local districts that will continue to be investigated.
This process falls under chapter 16 of the Texas election code, which requires counties to verify the eligibility of each voter and remove the insufficient verification of the rolls.
Nelson said the update is part of an effort to maintain accurate voter rolls and protect election integrity ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
“Everyone’s right to vote is sacred and should be protected,” Nelson said. “We encourage the count to do a rigorous investigation to determine if any voter is not visible – just as they do with any other set of data.”
Each designated VOTER will receive a notice from their County Registrar giving them 30 days to provide proof of US citizenship. If the voter does not respond, their registration will be cancelled, although it can be quickly reinstated if proof of citizenship is provided.
Nelson’s statement confirmed that noncitizens who voted in the previous Texas election will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for review and prosecution.
The announcement comes amid increasing nationwide scrutiny of Voter Rolls as several states — including Georgia, Arizona, and Florida — have created similar eligibility readings.
Republielican Governor Greg Abbott said that since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law, Texas has removed more than a million or more expired registrations from the Vote’s Rolls, calling the effort to protect.
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Texas has confirmed noncitizens who voted in previous elections will be referred to the Attorney General’s Office for further review and possible prosecution. (Pet Pictures)
“These changes have resulted in the removal of more than a million people who have not been identified for three years of voting in the last three years, including non-immigrant voters,” Abbott said. which will vote while protecting our illegal elections. voting. “
Abbott called the evidence that Texas “leads the nation in election prostitution.”
A breakdown of information released by Secretary Harvel’s office shows Harris County with the highest number of noncitizens (277), Bexar County (201), and El Paso County (16).
Smaller counties, including Andrews, LLANO, and Beoke, reportedly have less than ten flagged registrations.
In total, all 254 Texas Counties were included in the Gcina Database Review. Counties began sending confirmation notices this week as part of the 30-day review process.
In June, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that she has directed the attorney general’s office to investigate 33 names of non-voters in the November 2024 election.
The statement released by Nelson said the transfer came within weeks of Texas Access to the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.
“Getting access to this book database was a game changer. Not only were we able to identify people who should not be voted in the last election, we were able to ensure the creation of more,” said Secretary Nelson.
Crosscheck was created after the Trump Administration gave states direct and free access to the Federal Reserve database for the first time.
The tool allows election officials to verify voters’ citizenship against immigration and naturalization records.
The statement also said that Texas was among the first states to join a pilot program with DHS, USCIS, and the Department of Justice (DoJ) to improve database performance.
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“We are in the early stages of this pilot program, but we are already seeing promising results. This will be the most current and accurate data when it comes to citizen verification,” Nelson said.
County registers are expected to complete their investigation in early December, with formal removals and possible transfers to follow.
The Secretary of State’s Office said the update will continue to be checked periodically against Federal information to ensure accuracy.
“The Gcina Database has proven to be a very valuable database and one of the only ones we will continue to use in Texas to ensure that eligible voters cast ballots in our elections,” Nelson said.
