Texas secretary of state refers 33 potential noncitizen voters for criminal investigation

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Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Thursday said she has referred the names of 33 “potential noncitizens” who voted in the November 2024 general election to the state Attorney General’s Office for investigation.

Texas officials used newly obtained access to a federal database, managed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, to check the citizenship status of people on the state’s voter rolls, Nelson said, adding that the data also helped Texas officials “confirm naturalization of dozens more.”

The announcement came after a Republican-led push in Texas and across the country to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, although documente