Paxton says review of claims that felons voted in Texas will not be done before election's over

Texas Attorney General and Republican nominee for Senate Ken Paxton said Tuesday that his review of whether felons voted illegally in the election will not be completed before the end of the day.

The attorney general's office announced over the weekend that it had arrested an undisclosed number of convicted felons who had voted in the midterms, and that his team was investigating the allegations.

The claims stemmed from a concerned citizen who filed a report and provided “open-source” information to support the allegation. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice verified multiple identities and criminal status and made arrests.

“We’ll be pursuing this, it won’t be resolved by the time the election is over, but at least people will know that my office took care of election issues that were fraudulent or people voting that shouldn’t be voting,” Paxton told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Whether a felon can vote is dependent on state law and 13 states either never allow felons to vote or require them to finish their sentence and apply for their voting status to be restored.

Under Texas law, felons are eligible to vote once they have completed the entirety of their sentence, including parole or probation. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.