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After a review of the voter rolls, the State of Texas has discovered that over 2,700 registered voters were "potential noncitizens." Secretary of State Jane Nelson made the announcement on Monday after she gained access to a federal citizenship database.
This follows President Trump issuing an executive order that made the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements available to the Secretary of State, who then cross-referenced it with the Texas voter rolls.
Harris County was found to have the highest number of potential noncitizens on the voter rolls, with a total of 362. Dallas County came in second with 277, and Bexar County in third with 201. El Paso, Hidalgo, and Tarrant Counties were also toward the top of the list.
Nelson praised the Trump Administration for their role in weeding out these ineligible voters, saying, "The Trump Administration's decision to give states free and direct access to this data set for the first time has been a game changer, and we appreciate the partnership with the Federal Government to verify the citizenship of those on our voter rolls and maintain accurate voter lists."