On the eve of election day, 51 general prosecutors from all over the country signed a letter condemning any potential violence and urging a peaceful transition of power.

Notable missing from the list? Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He was one of the three state attorneys general, incl Todd Rokita from Indiana and Austin Knudsen from Montanawho did not sign the letter. All three are Republicans.

Attorneys general from several US territories, as well as the District of Columbia, also signed the letter.

A spokesman for Paxton’s agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Texas Newsroom also reached out to spokespeople for Gov. Greg Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson, whose office helps administer the election.

The Houston Chronicle first reported Paxton’s absence.

Paxton was active on social media on Election Day, urging conservatives to re-elect former President Donald Trump and celebrating his victory to keep federal election monitors away from Texas polls. He also addressed the election on the radio Tuesday morning.

Paxton has a strained relationship with the organization that issued the letter, the National Association of Attorneys General, or NAAG. The organization bills itself as a nonpartisan group that encourages collaboration among state attorneys general.

Paxton was one of several attorneys general who did not sign group letter condemning the attack on the US Capitol that took place on January 6, 2021. Instead, the then-Attorneys General of Indiana, Louisiana and Montana wrote their own letter condemning all acts of violence committed in the name of political ideology.

Paxton didn’t sign that letter either.

Paxton and his wife, state senator Angela Paxton, attended the pro-Trump rally held in Washington, DC on January 6. on that day Paxton’s agency posted a statement in which he asked the protesters to be peaceful: “I am for the integrity of the elections and the democratic process. I will not tolerate violence and civil disorder.”

In the weeks that followed, Paxton has refused to release his records since that day and led the process of contesting election results in key changing states, decision for which was sued by a disciplinary committee of the State Bar of Texas.

In May 2022, Paxton’s agency announced that Texas was leaving NAAG.

In a letter posted on social media site X, Paxton accused the organization of having a “liberal bent.” Missouri and Montana followed suit. Weeks later, eight more conservative attorneys general they also expressed their concerns with what they said was group bias.

Paxton was more active with Attorney General’s Allianceanother national organization in later years.

Those eight states, as well as Missouri, signed the letter condemning election violence that NAAG released Monday.

“Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, we expect Americans to respond peacefully and we condemn any acts of violence related to the results. A peaceful transfer of power is the highest testament to the rule of law, a tradition that lies at the heart of our nation’s stability. As attorneys general, we affirm our commitment to protect our communities and uphold the democratic principles we serve,” NAAG’s Nov. 4 letter states.

It adds: “We call on every American to vote, to engage in civil discourse and, above all, to respect the integrity of the democratic process. Let us come together after this election, not divided by outcomes, but united in our shared commitment to the rule of law and the safety of all Americans. Violence does not occur in the democratic process; we will exercise our authority to enforce the law against any illegal acts that threaten it.”

A spokesman for NAAG did not immediately respond to questions about the detentions.