On Monday, 273 noncitizens were removed from the South Dakota voter roll, according to a South Dakota Department of Public Safety release. The removal was executed by the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office.

State officials said Monday afternoon that they’re removing 273 noncitizens from the South Dakota voter roll, but they provided few additional details. A news release from the state Department of Public Safety said the department “discovered the need for this correction” and worked with the state Bureau of Information and Telecommunications to “implement a fix

The Monday news release does not elaborate on exactly how the discrepancy was discovered nor what constitutes a "noncitizen."