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BumRushDaShow

(169,735 posts)
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:26 PM Aug 2024

Texas removes 1 million people from voter rolls

Source: The Hill

08/27/24 12:51 PM ET


More than a million people have been removed from Texas’s voter registration rolls since the last presidential election, the state announced Monday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in a statement that the removals represent an effort to “protect the right to vote and to crackdown on illegal voting.”

“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,” Abbott said. “Illegal voting in Texas will never be tolerated. We will continue to actively safeguard Texans’ sacred right to vote while also aggressively protecting our elections from illegal voting.”

About half of the voters removed have died, requested to be be taken off or are living in another state, based on figures from the governor’s office. Nearly 7,000 were noncitizens who had registered illegally, and about 6,000 were convicted felons unable to vote.

About 463,000 were on what Texas calls its “suspense list,” where counties place voters who don’t respond to requested certification forms.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4849711-texas-voter-roll-purge-million/

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Texas removes 1 million people from voter rolls (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 OP
Why should we trust the mass murderer Abbott? GreenWave Aug 2024 #1
School shootings Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #3
Good point Diamond Dog! GreenWave Aug 2024 #5
I guess mass shootings should be included, as well, like the Wal Mart El Paso tragedy Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #7
And the Uvalde School shooting. Lonestarblue Aug 2024 #16
Razor wire in the Rio Grande River nt cannabis_flower Aug 2024 #14
Yet even Ken Paxon admits that no widespread election fraud is occurring or has occurred... EarthFirst Aug 2024 #2
Fun fact! BrianTheEVGuy Aug 2024 #4
Check your registration before these deadlines !!!! Think. Again. Aug 2024 #6
Valuable post. Frank D. Lincoln Aug 2024 #10
So GOP is worried about losing Texas IronLionZion Aug 2024 #8
Texas is already trying to steal the election. Martin68 Aug 2024 #9
If you are barred from voting at your polling place Marthe48 Aug 2024 #11
The last day to register in Texas is October 7... Trueblue Texan Aug 2024 #12
I was thinking that Ted Cruz can potentially be upset in his Senate race Polybius Aug 2024 #13
And so it begins. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2024 #15
let me guess. the voters removed were from historically blue areas. nt Javaman Aug 2024 #17
They suspended 2.2 million voter registrations. BrightKnight Aug 2024 #18

GreenWave

(12,640 posts)
1. Why should we trust the mass murderer Abbott?
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:32 PM
Aug 2024

Let people die from his COVID vaccine obstruction,
frigid cold,
can't take a break for water on hot days
etc.

Diamond_Dog

(40,575 posts)
7. I guess mass shootings should be included, as well, like the Wal Mart El Paso tragedy
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:46 PM
Aug 2024

Sadly, it’s hard to keep up with all the mass shootings.

EarthFirst

(4,153 posts)
2. Yet even Ken Paxon admits that no widespread election fraud is occurring or has occurred...
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:34 PM
Aug 2024

A Fox News host's debunked election conspiracy appears to have prompted a state investigation

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/26/texas-voter-registration-election-ken-paxton-investigation/

 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
6. Check your registration before these deadlines !!!!
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:45 PM
Aug 2024

Check registration deadlines in any state:

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/state-election-dates-and-deadlines

Check your registration (and let others know they can check theirs) at these sites:

https://iwillvote.com/
(Be sure to choose YOUR state)

https://www.vote.org/

https://vote.gov/

Check your voter registration often, especially if you live in a state where republicans have any access to voter rolls or can effect voter registrations in ANY way.

See ya in November!



IronLionZion

(51,267 posts)
8. So GOP is worried about losing Texas
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:53 PM
Aug 2024

I hope our party is on top of this to help legit voters get registered correctly in time for the election.

Marthe48

(23,175 posts)
11. If you are barred from voting at your polling place
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 05:16 PM
Aug 2024

ASK FOR A PROVISIONAL BALLOT

Everyone of voting age can ask for a provisional ballot and it will be evaluated to determine if your vote can be counted or not. Voting is your right, be sure to use it!

Trueblue Texan

(4,463 posts)
12. The last day to register in Texas is October 7...
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:59 PM
Aug 2024

You should continue to check your registration status frequently until Oct 8 and take a photo of your status. Here's where to find out your status:
https://www.votetexas.gov

Polybius

(21,900 posts)
13. I was thinking that Ted Cruz can potentially be upset in his Senate race
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:30 PM
Aug 2024

Now with this, I'm not so sure.

BrightKnight

(3,684 posts)
18. They suspended 2.2 million voter registrations.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 08:33 AM
Aug 2024

They wouldn’t be doing it if they didn’t expect that it would absolutely benefit them.

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