Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ This is not true. We do not know yet if 58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas. The secretary of state's office in Texas has not made this claim.

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2/ The secretary of state's office flagged 95,000 registered voters on Friday who the state says counties should consider checking to see whether they are U.S. citizens. bit.ly/2B5M29c

3/ Those 95,000 registered voters are individuals who the state says have provided some form of documentation that showed they were not a citizen when they were obtaining a driver’s license or an ID card. bit.ly/2B5M29c

4/ Of those 95,000, 58,000 individuals cast a ballot in one or more elections from 1996-2018.

That is a 22 years.

That does not mean the state is saying 58,000 non-citizens voted.

We do not yet know if any of those 58,000 are really non-citizens.

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5/ First: In its notice to counties, the secretary of state's office said the names should be considered "WEAK" matches, using all capital letters for emphasis. bit.ly/2B5M29c

6/ And it is possible that individuals flagged by the state could have become naturalized citizens since they first obtained their driver's license or ID card.

Again — we are talking about a time period of 22 years. bit.ly/2B5M29c

7/ Counties may now choose to investigate the eligibility of the individuals who were flagged.

So it’s unclear exactly how many of those individuals are not actually U.S. citizens and whether that number will be available in the future. bit.ly/2B5M29c

8/ One more really important thing:

Some say this announcement echoes efforts around the country to remove eligible voters from voter rolls. bit.ly/2B5M29c

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