Federal and state laws require local election officials to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, but there’s no state oversight to ensure compliance.

Federal and state laws require local election officials to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, but there’s no state oversight to ensure compliance.
A civil lawsuit over Starr County’s voter rolls reveals ballots being cast in the name of a voter who died in 2010.
Texas elections need stronger safeguards against non-citizens registering and voting, state and local officials testified before the Senate Select Committee on Election Security.
“We can confirm for sure that there are persons who are registered to vote who are non-U.S. citizens,” says county DA.
“Our legislature has given us a very clear mandate to begin and try to prevent voter fraud.”