As Gov. Abbott decries possible voter fraud, activists question the data
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Abbott's announcement comes 5 years after a botched 2019 attempt to purge up to 100,000 suspected 'noncitizen' voters. Activists cast doubt on the state's data.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced that the state has removed over 1 million names from the Texas voter rolls, mainly people who moved out of state or died but including 6,500 who Abbott described as potential noncitizens.

“Illegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated,” Abbott said in a statement. “We will continue to actively safeguard Texans’ sacred right to vote while also aggressively protecting our elections from illegal voting.”

Abbott added in a social media post that the removed names are being passed on to the attorney general’s office for possible criminal charges.

  • PikaEnglish
    3•19 days ago

    I agree that would be absolutely hilarious. They could match it with the Puerto Rico statehood as a flip, so instead of just accepting statehood, they could flip statuses so Texas is a territory and PR gets statehood.

    • @pelespiritOPMEnglish
      2•19 days ago

      I think we have a plan. Florida might want to jump on board with this too.