Texas AG Investigates 33 Potential Noncitizen Votes 2024 Election

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into 33 potential noncitizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 general election, based on referrals from Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. This investigation utilizes the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' SAVE database, which states gained access to at no cost through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump aimed at preserving election integrity. Paxton emphasized his commitment to preventing noncitizens from influencing elections and pledged to use the full weight of his office to investigate all voter fraud, aligning with President Trump's agenda to secure elections. The probe also includes undercover operations investigating nonprofit organizations allegedly registering noncitizens to vote near Texas Department of Public Safety offices, leading to temporary bans on such groups operating on DPS property. Texas law imposes severe penalties on illegal voting and on those assisting noncitizens to vote, including prison sentences and fines. While voter rights advocates argue that noncitizen voting is extremely rare, Paxton's office maintains that these efforts are essential to ensuring election security amid over 11 million ballots cast in Texas during the election.