Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Non-Profits Allegedly 'Illegally Registering' Non-Citizens To Vote

On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) launched an investigation into organizations allegedly registering noncitizens to vote in the upcoming November election. The investigation comes as Republican officials nationwide work to protect the integrity of the electoral process and as Congressional Republicans attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act into law.

The Texas official explained that various investigations have confirmed that nonprofit organizations have been located outside of Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License offices offering to register voters even though American citizens can register when they renew their identifying documents. Given that, these nonprofit organizations are a redundancy that, Paxton claims, calls "into question the motives of the nonprofit groups."

"Texans are deeply troubled by the possibility that organizations purporting to assist with voter registration are illegally registering noncitizens to vote in our elections," Paxton said in a statement. "If eligible citizens can legally register to vote when conducting their business at a DPS office, why would they need a second opportunity to register with a booth outside? My office is investigating every credible report we receive regarding potential criminal activity that could compromise the integrity of our elections."

"The Biden-Harris Administration has intentionally flooded our country with illegal aliens, and without proper safeguards, foreign nationals can illegally influence elections at the local, state, and national level," he explained. "It is a crime to vote-or to register to vote- if you are not a United States Citizens. Any wrongdoing will be punished to the fullest extent of the law."

The issue of noncitizens registering to vote and potentially participating in elections has been a central issue for House Republicans and secretaries of state across the country. Last week, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen revealed that his office had removed thousands of potential noncitizens from the state's voter rolls, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer.

Voters impacted by the decision, identified by cross-referencing noncitizen identification numbers from the Department of Homeland Security with the voter rolls, will receive a letter informing them that their voter registration is no longer active. While Alabama's top election official attempted to get the federal government's help by requesting a list of all noncitizens residing in the state, the federal government declined to assist. Secretary of State Allen explained that some of those being removed from the voter rolls are now naturalized citizens, and the process will allow those individuals to reregister to vote with the state.

"I have been clear that I will not tolerate the participation of noncitizens in our elections," Allen said in a statement. "I have even gone so far as to testify before a United States Senate Committee regarding the importance of this issue. We have examined the current voter file in an attempt to identify anyone who appears on that list that has been issued a noncitizen identification number." 

Republican officials nationwide are taking active measures to ensure that American citizens are the only ones voting in federal elections this November as they work to restore public faith in the electoral process.

Read Attorney General Ken Paxton's full press release below:

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