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Politics● ElevatedSep 24 · Sep 24, 2026, 10:49 PM

Error causes backlog of thousands of Texas voter registration applications

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

A Texas system error left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for months, forcing county election officials to race to process the large backlogs weeks out from the midterm elections. The Texas secretary of state’s office alerted election officials to the issue last week involving a problem with the Department of Public Safety’s…

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