AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Secretary of State's office announced Monday it identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who are registered to vote in the state using data from a federal database.

The list of potential noncitizens were sent to county election officials last week who are now responsible to verify the eligibility of these voters, according to election code. Seven counties had more than 100 of these potential noncitizens on the voter registration list. Those counties include: • Collin - 109 • El Paso - 165 • Bexar - 201 • Dallas - 277 • Harris - 362 • Hidalgo - 149 • Tarrant - 145

"Everyone's right to vote is sacred and must be protected," Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in the announcement. "We encourage counties to conduct rigorous investigations to de

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