Democrats in the Dallas region are calling for an investigation into Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for unlawful voting. This follows the discovery by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that Paxton has consistently voted while registered at an address that he may no longer inhabit. The Collin County Democratic Party submitted a complaint on Tuesday, requesting that the Texas secretary of state investigate whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff. Paxton defeated John Cornyn, who had been in office for a long time, to become the Republican Party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate. Mary Higbe, the vice chair of the Collin County Democratic Party, mentioned in her complaint that Paxton’s office had warned voters as recently as February that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” “It’s appalling that Paxton, who has advocated against voter fraud, is involved in such activities,” Higbe stated. She stated, “It is my request that he be judged based on the same criteria he seeks to impose on others.”. In the past two years, it was revealed by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that Paxton cast his vote six times while registered at a previous residence in Collin County where he used to live with his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, Paxton’s wife, filed for divorce and claimed that he had left their Collin County residence in June 2024 and has not come back; this information was confirmed by a family friend acquainted with the Paxtons. The exact location where Paxton has resided over the last two years is uncertain; however, records suggest that he may have lived in a residence in Denton County, adjacent to his current location, since February. Three election officials from the respective area have expressed concerns that Paxton might have contravened state electoral legislation, which mandates that voters must be registered in the district where they permanently reside. Individuals can temporarily vote at a location different from their residence, provided they plan to return.
