Texas governor Greg Abbott has announced the removal of over 1 million people from its voter rolls since 2021, including people who moved out-of-state, are deceased, and are potential noncitizens. However, representatives from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Texas have questioned the accuracy of the data presented by Abbott claiming it lacks context and is only being used by the state to intimidate voters.
The effort to maintain the accuracy of voter rolls follows the passage of Senate Bill 1 in 2021, which increased the penalty for lying while registering to vote to a state jail felony and mandated random audits of county election offices every two years by the Secretary of State.
