Overview

• Paxton announced investigation of more than 100 potential noncitizens suspected of casting over 200 ballots across the 2020 and 2022 elections.
• Most suspected illegal votes were cast in Harris County with separate probes extending to Guadalupe, Cameron and Eastland counties.
• The inquiry relies on newly granted access to the USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database under President Trump’s executive order.
• Last month’s referral of 33 alleged noncitizen votes in the 2024 election followed a submission by Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson based on SAVE data.
• Critics argue that expanded federal-state data sharing for voter verification could discourage eligible citizens without evidence of widespread noncitizen voting.