Nov. 3 election<\/a>, Secretary of State spokesperson Alicia Pierce told The Dallas Morning News in an email.\u00a0<\/p>\nShe said voter registration applications filed through the in-person drivers license process were not affected.<\/p>\n
While the error could mean tens of thousands of backlogged applications for larger counties, Taylor said it could also add hundreds more applications to sort through for small counties.<\/p>\n
The processing error could have prevented some eligible voters from casting ballots during the March primary, said Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Election Officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Backlogged applications date from October 2025 to Sept. 13, 2026, Taylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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In a Sept. 16 email to officials, Adkins said the state\u2019s voter registration system vendor, Civix, \u201crecently\u201d brought the issue to her office\u2019s attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The DPS spokesperson did not clarify what type of information was missing that led to voter files not being transmitted, but the department said \u201cthe system issue has been resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many of the backlogged applications from DPS might be redundant if voters completed applications or updated information after their attempts through the online drivers license process.<\/p>\n
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As local officials receive the backlogged records, they will also need to cross-reference them with newer updates to voter registrations, Adkins told county officials in a Tuesday email.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dallas County Elections Administrator Paul Adams did not respond to questions on Wednesday about how many of these backlogged applications the county received this week for processing.<\/p>\n
In the Tuesday email to county officials, Adkins wrote that her office is \u201cworking with DPS to ensure that the modifications they made to their system to address this issue are not impacting daily files going forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
McGinn recommended residents call local elections offices to check their registration status and to resubmit an in-person application if needed before the Oct. 5 registration deadline. They can also use an online voter lookup tool, if available in their county.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Voters who registered through DPS\u2019s online portal but do not appear on the rolls may cast a provisional ballot, Pierce said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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McGinn said the error places huge administrative burdens on local officials, but he\u2019s hopeful they can process the influx of applications before polls open. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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