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Election experts cautious as Abbott touts voter roll purge

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state has removed roughly a million people from its voter rolls since he signed a legislative overhaul of election laws in 2021 .

The majority of voters removed from the rolls were taken off because they died, failed to respond to notices from election officials, or moved out of Texas .

Abbott stressed that more than 6,500 “noncitizens” who shouldn’t have been registered were removed.

The Texas Secretary of State’s Office addressed how the state confirms that voters who register are U.S. citizens, and eligible to cast a ballot.

The state is also looking into working with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to obtain data on Texans with felony convictions, who may be on probation or parole.

Last week , Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into “reports that organizations operating in Texas maybe unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote.