To date, the state has passed the 1 million person removal mark in three years, with the numbers consisting of noncitizens, deceased people, voters on the suspense list, and others.

“Texas has removed over 1.1 million ineligible voters from our rolls. This includes more than 6,500 noncitizens. Almost 2,000 have cast votes,” wrote Abbott in an X Post. “They’re being referred to Attorney General  @KenPaxtonTX for prosecution.”

“Governor Greg Abbott today announced that since signing Senate Bill 1 into law in 2021, Texas has removed over one million people from the state’s voter rolls, including people who moved out-of-state, are deceased, and are noncitizens. That removal process has been, and will continue to be, ongoing,” said the statement.

“Senate Bill 1 ensures trust and confidence in our elections system — and most importantly, it makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat,” said Abbott at the time.

“Election integrity is essential to our democracy,” said Abbott. “I have signed the strongest election laws in the nation to protect the right to vote and to crack down on illegal voting.”

“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,” Abbott said.

The largest group was 463,000 voters on the suspense list. This is a list of voters who either fail to mail in a registration certificate every two years or who the state suspects live at a different address than what their registration says.

The Texas government fact sheet did not specify if any of these people had cast votes in elections.

The state also removed 65,000 voters “who failed to respond to a notice of examination.”

In Texas, residents convicted of a felony are barred from voting until they fully serve their sentence, parole, or probation period.

“In Texas, we take election security seriously. This action underscores our commitment to free, fair, and secure elections, ensuring that Texans’ voices are heard without interference from ineligible or fraudulent votes,” Hefner wrote.

“Texans … the voter suppression effort is underway.  Check your registration and then tell ten people you know to check theirs.  Don’t get a surprise on Election Day,” wrote an X user in response to Abbott’s post.