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The Texas Secretary of State's Office has signed agreements with nine other Republican-led states to share voter registration data. The move comes less than a year after Texas withdrew from a much broader multistate compact designed to combat potential voter fraud.

Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Thursday that Texas had signed memorandums of understanding to share voter registration data with Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

"Texans expect fair and transparent elections," Nelson said in a statement. "These agreements provide an effective framework for safeguarding our voter rolls, and we look forward to expanding this initiative with other states in the near future.

The statement

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