{"id":2332518,"date":"2024-08-28T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-announces-1-million-names-have-been-purged-from-voter-rolls-thanks-to-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-nation\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:26:55","slug":"texas-announces-1-million-names-have-been-purged-from-voter-rolls-thanks-to-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-announces-1-million-names-have-been-purged-from-voter-rolls-thanks-to-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Announces 1 Million Names Have Been Purged from Voter Rolls Thanks to &#8216;The Strongest Election Laws in the Nation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-announces-1-million-names-have-been-purged-from-voter-rolls-thanks-to-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent announcement, Texas Governor Greg Abbott \u2062revealed \u200cthat over \u200c1 million ineligible voters have been removed \u2063from the state&#8217;s voter rolls since the implementation\u2063 of strict \u200belection\u2062 integrity laws in 2022. The \u2062majority of these removals\u2014463,000\u2014occurred because individuals were unable to confirm\u200c their\u2064 residential addresses, while 457,000 were\u2062 deceased voters.\u2064 Additionally, some were identified \u200bas potential non-citizens\u200b suspected\u200c of illegal voting. Abbott emphasized the importance of safeguarding the electoral process \u200band declared that any illegal voting will not be tolerated. He cited the passage\u2063 of Senate Bill \u20621, which is aimed at enhancing voter roll\u200c integrity. \u200cCritics have\u2063 pointed out \u2062past\u2062 errors made by election \u200dofficials, specifically a 2019 scandal involving the misidentification of\u2064 naturalized\u200d citizens as non-citizens, which raises\u2063 concerns about the accuracy of such \u2064sweeps. Nonetheless, \u200bAbbott\u2062 insists\u2063 that the removal of ineligible voters is \u2064crucial to \u200duphold the democratic \u200dprocess, especially with the\u2062 upcoming presidential election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Call it the Texas Cleanup.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1 million &ldquo;voters&rdquo; have been purged from the rolls in Texas since a tough new election integrity law went into effect in 2022, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week.<\/p>\n<p>And some who might have voted illegally have been referred for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-announces-over-1-million-ineligible-voters-removed-from-voter-rolls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on Monday, Abbott declared that the second largest number of names &mdash; 457,000 &mdash; have been removed for what&rsquo;s probably the best reason possible: They are deceased.<\/p>\n<p>The largest number of names &mdash; 463,000 &mdash; have been removed because they were on a &ldquo;suspense list,&rdquo; meaning they haven&rsquo;t confirmed a residential address in the state, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/texas-announces-over-1m-ineligible-voters-removed-voting-rolls-since-last-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The remaining names were removed for a variety of reasons, including, most troubling, as belonging to those suspected of being non-citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Illegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated,&rdquo; Abbott said in Monday&rsquo;s announcement. &ldquo;We will continue to actively safeguard Texans&rsquo; sacred right to vote while also aggressively protecting our elections from illegal voting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, that shouldn&rsquo;t be a controversial statement. Protecting elections from illegal votes is as important as safeguarding the right to vote for every American who chooses to exercise it.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&rsquo;t mean the government can go off half-cocked, of course. The liberal-leaning Texas Tribune greeted Abbott&rsquo;s announcement by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/08\/27\/greg-abbott-voter-rolls-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprising a scandal<\/a> from 2019 in which the Texas Secretary of State&rsquo;s Office erroneously identified a jaw-dropping 95,000 &ldquo;non-citizens&rdquo; as being on the state voting rolls.<\/p>\n<p>In actuality, tens of thousands of those &ldquo;non-citizens&rdquo; had become naturalized citizens, and the secretary of state&rsquo;s office was using old information, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2019\/02\/01\/texas-citizenship-voter-roll-review-how-it-turned-boondoggle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tribune<\/a> reported in February 2019.<\/p>\n<p>That scandal resulted in the May 2019 resignation of then-Secretary of State David Whitley, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/politics\/texas\/article\/Texas-Secretary-of-State-David-Whitley-resigns-13899405.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Houston Chronicle<\/a> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>But past misfires can&rsquo;t preclude officials in the present from doing their duty &mdash; and the fact of that matter is that the number of non-citizens voting in American elections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-focus-govt-shutdown-texas-just-found-95000-non-citizens-registered-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">should be zero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even one vote cast illegally dilutes the power of votes cast legally, essentially depriving American citizens of their right to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ga-election-expert-uncovers-35000-potential-illegal-votes-cast-trump-lost-12670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control their own government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the numbers Abbott released on Monday include potential non-citizens, the overwhelming majority involve undeniably suspect names &mdash; the dead and those whose addresses are not confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Being dead, of course, invalidates any claim on the democratic process (even if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/25k-dead-voters-allegedly-michigans-voter-roll-court-gloriously-denies-dem-leaders-attempt-dismiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some Democrats don&rsquo;t agree<\/a>). But just being alive doesn&rsquo;t guarantee it either. Voter address registration is key to ensuring not only that votes are cast legally, but also that votes are cast only once.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Election integrity is essential to our democracy,&rdquo; Abbott said in Monday&rsquo;s announcement. &ldquo;I have signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-country-missouri-gov-reforms-election-laws-banning-mail-in-ballots-requiring-voter-id\/\" title=\"\u201cOne Of The Strongest Election Laws In The Country\u201d: Missouri Gov. Reforms Election Laws Banning Mail-In Ballots, Requiring Voter ID\">strongest election laws<\/a> in the nation to protect the right to vote and to crackdown on illegal voting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the release noted, Abbott signed <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=872&amp;Bill=SB1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S.B. 1<\/a>, a bill aimed at protecting the integrity of the vote in Texas. (Non-Texans might remember it as the year Texas Democrats went on the lam to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/voting-bill-texas-democrats-fled-state-block-just-passed-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">try to stop it<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The results are becoming evident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These reforms have led to the removal of over one million ineligible people from our voter rolls in the last three years, including noncitizens, deceased voters, and people who moved to another state,&rdquo; Abbott said in the announcment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secretary of State and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-governor-removes-1-million-ineligible-voters-from-rolls\/\" title=\"Texas Governor Removes 1 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls\">county voter registrars<\/a> have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-touts-over-a-million-ineligible-people-removed-from-texas-voter-rolls-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Greg Abbott touts over a million \u2018ineligible\u2019 people removed from Texas voter rolls - Washington Examiner\">ongoing legal requirement<\/a> to review the voter rolls, remove ineligible voters, and refer any potential illegal voting to the Attorney General&rsquo;s Office and local authorities for investigation and prosecution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the presidential election only 68 days away, the Texas example ought to be headline news nationally.<\/p>\n<p>The Lone Star State is historically Republican, but a commitment to ensuring the integrity of voter rolls should be fundamental no matter what party controls power in the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>Other states should be following Texas&rsquo; lead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Additionally, some individuals suspected of voting illegally have been referred for prosecution. In a press release on Monday, Abbott stated that the second-largest group of names\u2014457,000\u2014was removed because they are deceased. The largest group\u2014463,000\u2014was taken off due to being on a &#8220;suspense list,&#8221; indicating they had not verified their residential address in the state, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining names were purged for various reasons, including concerns about non-citizenship. \u201cIllegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated,\u201d Abbott asserted in his announcement on Monday. \u201cWe will continue to actively safeguard Texans\u2019 sacred right to vote while also aggressively protecting our elections from illegal voting.\u201d This statement should not be controversial; ensuring elections are free from illegal votes is just as crucial as protecting every American&#8217;s right to vote.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s important that government actions are well-founded and not hasty. The liberal-leaning Texas Tribune responded to Abbott\u2019s announcement by recalling a scandal from 2019 when the Texas Secretary of State&#8217;s Office mistakenly identified an astonishing 95,000 &#8220;non-citizens&#8221; on the state&#8217;s voter rolls. In reality, many of those labeled as &#8220;non-citizens&#8221; had become naturalized citizens and were based on outdated information used by the secretary of state\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>This error led to then-Secretary of State David Whitley resigning in May 2019 due to public outcry over these inaccuracies. Nevertheless, past mistakes should not prevent current officials from fulfilling their responsibilities; it is essential that non-citizen participation in U.S. elections remains at zero.<\/p>\n<p>Even one illegal vote undermines legitimate votes and infringes upon American citizens&#8217; rights to govern themselves effectively. While Abbott&#8217;s figures include potential non-citizens among those purged from voter rolls this week, most involve clearly invalid entries such as deceased individuals or those without confirmed addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Being deceased disqualifies any claim within democratic processes (even if some may disagree). However, simply being alive does not guarantee eligibility either; confirming voter registration addresses is vital for ensuring votes are cast legally and only once.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection integrity is essential to our democracy,\u201d Abbott emphasized during his announcement on Monday. He noted that he has enacted some of the strongest election laws nationwide aimed at safeguarding voting rights while cracking down on illegal activities at polling places.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021 he signed S.B. 1 into law\u2014a measure designed specifically for maintaining electoral integrity\u2014which became notable when Texas Democrats attempted evasive tactics against its passage that year.<br \/>\nAbbott highlighted how these reforms have resulted in removing over one million unauthorized individuals\u2014including noncitizens\u2014from voter rolls within three years: \u201cThe Secretary of State and county registrars must continually review these lists and remove anyone deemed unqualified while referring potential cases of illegal voting for investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With just 68 days until presidential elections occur nationally\u2014the situation unfolding in Texas deserves widespread attention across America.<br \/>\nWhile historically Republican-dominated\u2014the commitment towards maintaining accurate electoral records should transcend party lines.<br \/>\nOther states ought also consider adopting similar measures like those seen recently implemented throughout Texan governance efforts regarding election oversight practices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Texas-Voting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32644,38778,3694,39534,32643],"class_list":["post-2332518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-integrity","tag-election-laws","tag-texas","tag-voter-purge","tag-voter-rolls"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Texas-Voting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}