Texas should be commended for its consistent efforts to ensure that voter fraud in general, including noncitizen voting, is as limited as can be. Texas should continue these measures.
In 2021, the 87th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1 (87-2), which, among other provisions meant to strengthen election integrity, provided for additional mechanisms to remove ineligible people from the state voter rolls, including noncitizens.
In August 2024, Governor Greg Abbott announced that, since SB 1 had become effective, Texas had removed more than 1 million people from the state’s voter rolls, including more than 6,500 noncitizens. Among those 6,500, 1,930 had a voting history.
While some dismiss noncitizen voting as rare and likely having little impact on elections, there are several reasons why it is important to take it very seriously.
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