[Star-Telegram] Texas election officials said Friday that tens of thousands of people whose U.S. citizenship could not be confirmed cast ballots in one or more election in the state during the past 22 years.
Texas Secretary of State David Whitley said a year-long evaluation found about 95,000 people described as "non-U.S. citizens" who are registered to vote in Texas. About 58,000 of them voted in Texas elections between 1996 and 2018, Whitley said.
"Integrity and efficiency of elections in Texas require accuracy of our state’s voter rolls, and my office is committed to using all available tools under the law to maintain an accurate list of registered voters," Whitley said.
These voters were found as state workers updated voter registration lists, comparing data with the Texas Department of Public Safety, to make sure those who cast ballots were eligible to do so, Whitley said. |