Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced Monday that the state has purged more than a million people from its voter rolls since Republican lawmakers passed a comprehensive Voter suppression law three years ago.

In a press release, the Republican governor said those being turned away include voters who have moved out of Texas, are deceased or are not citizens. “This rejection process is ongoing and will continue to be ongoing,” Abbot’s office said.

“The Secretary of State and county voter registrars are required by law to review voter rolls, remove ineligible voters, and report any potentially illegal votes to the Attorney General’s office and local authorities for investigation and prosecution,” Abbott said.

According to the press release, the largest share of voters removed from the rolls – over 463,000 – were on the “suspense list,” which essentially means the county does not know the voter’s current address.

In addition, Abbott’s office said that of the over 6,500 noncitizens purged from the voter rolls, about 1,930 have a “voter history” and their records will be sent to the Attorney General’s office to investigate the case and take legal action if necessary. The press release noted that Abbott signed House Bill 1243 last year, which increases the penalty for illegal voting to a felony. Over 6,000 of the voters purged from the rolls have been convicted of a felony.

In 2021, Abbott signed Senate Bill 1, a package of anti-election measures, including one that criminalizes vote-catching and another that requires the Secretary of State to conduct an election audit every two years.

The laws, passed in the wake of the 2020 election, faced fierce opposition from pro-voter groups and Democratic Texas lawmakers. A lawsuit filed against Abbott in September 2021 over the legislation is still ongoing.

Read Senate Bill 1 here.