North Texas counties say they’re looking into hundreds of registered voters who may not be U.S. citizens — a tiny proportion of all people on the local voter rolls, according to state data.
Out of the more than 18 million registered voters in Texas, 2,700 are potentially noncitizens, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced in a press release this week. Any voter registrations that raised concerns have been sent to individual counties for investigation.
In Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin counties, the flagged voters represent a fraction of all registrations. The state flagged:
- 277 voters in Dallas County
- 145 voters in Tarrant County
- 84 voters in Denton County
- 109 voters in Collin County
That’s 0.01% to 0.02% of registered voters in those counties, based on March 2024 voter registration data…