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Texas DPS backlog sidelines tens of thousands of voter applications

A system error left voter registrations unprocessed for over a year; Democrats call for investigation.

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What to know

  • A system error at the Texas Department of Public Safety left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for over a year, affecting counties statewide.
  • Collin County alone received 40,000+ backlogged records; DPS has said it has resolved the issue and begun delivering registrations to counties.
  • Texas Democrats are calling for Gov. Abbott to investigate; the deadline for voter registration is Oct. 5.

“I have seven full-time voter registration staff and we have brought in 10 temporary workers since Labor Day to help out with applications. Depending on what our final numbers are, and how long it takes to process these records, we may have to bring on more.”

Kaleb Breaux, Collin County elections administrator · The Texas Tribune ↗

Texas Department of Public Safety State agency responsible for driver's license portalChris McGinn Executive director, Texas Association of County Election OfficialsKaleb Breaux Collin County elections administratorTexas Democrats Political oppositionGreg AbbottGreg Abbott Governor of Texas

Texas DPS backlog sidelines tens of thousands of voter applications
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    DPS says system issue resolved, backlogged registrations begin delivery

    The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that a system issue caused the failure to transmit voter registrations and said it has been resolved. The agency began delivering the unsent registrations to county officials on Tuesday night and worked with the secretary of state's office to backfill incomplete information.

    “the system issue has been resolved and the agency worked with the secretary of state's office to identify incomplete records to backfill incomplete information.”
    — Texas Department of Public Safety
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    Texas Democrats demand investigation from Gov. Abbott

    Texas Democrats, contesting key offices in closely watched races this year, called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to investigate the voter registration problem.

    1. 1 outlet first by The Texas Tribune, 2d ago · read ↗

  3. background

    Texas Association of County Election Officials confirms scale of backlog — Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Election Officials, stated Wednesday that county election officials have received anywhere from a few hundred voter registration applications in small counties to tens of thousands in the most populous counties. Collin County alone reported more than 40,000 additional records.

  4. background

    Votebeat reports DPS voter registration backlog — Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering election administration, first reported that tens of thousands of voter registration applications submitted through the Texas DPS online driver's license portal were never sent to county voter registrars, creating a backlog dating back at least a year.