TX SOS apologized for inaccurate claim of 95,000 non-citizen voters that Trump tweeted as evidence o

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Texas secretary of state apologized for inaccurate claim of 95,000 non-citizen voters that Trump tweeted as evidence of voter fraud


https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-secretary-of-state-retracts-figures-on-illegal-voters-2019-2


Feb. 16, 2019, 4:09 PM
David Whitley. Eric Gay/AP

The Texas secretary of state has apologized for misleading reports that said tens of thousands of people in the state had voted illegally.
David Whitley's apology comes nearly a month after his office released a report that suggested 58,000 non-US citizens may have voted illegally in past Texas elections.
Republican lawmakers, including President Donald Trump, seized on the figures, claiming they proved rampant voter fraud.

David Whitley, the Texas secretary of state, apologized for a misleading claim that tens of thousands of non-citizens were registered to vote.

Last month the secretary of state's office said it was investigating the legal status of 95,000 registered voters who had provided work visas or green cards as documents when they obtained a driver's license or ID, which may suggest they were not citizens.

Of these, according to the Texas Tribune, the secretary of state's office said about 58,000 individuals cast a ballot in one or more elections since 1996. Officials said the names identified are "WEAK" matches that counties may choose to investigate or not.

Those figures have proven to be invalid, as outlets including the Texas Tribune found that tens of thousands of those counted were US citizens.
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[GemDigger]

1. This is not the peoples problem, it is a problem with the states incompetence if they

are not catching this as they enter it into the county system.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. incompetence is the kindest interpretation

After many such "mistakes" in many states, I assume the Repugs responsible are only sorry to have been discovered.

[DFW]

3. Seeing as how we are talking about Texas Republicans

To make the figures anywhere near accurate, lop off three zeros and then divide by some two digit number.