Texas sent counties 15,000 delayed voter registration records Thursday after another software error, giving local election offices just days to review address updates before early voting begins Monday, October 19.
The new problem surfaced as Texas reported a record 19,041,684 registered voters for the November 3 election, up 2.2% from November 2024 and 2% from the March primary, Secretary of State Robert Howden announced Friday.
The latest error affected address updates that Texans submitted through the state’s online registration-update service beginning September 1. Counties needed to identify updates voters submitted by the October 5 deadline and process eligible changes before early voting, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune reported.
State officials had fixed the software problem and delivered the records in time for counties to update registrations, Secretary of State spokesperson Alicia Pierce told The Texas Newsroom on Friday. Previously missing address fields also began appearing for county officials Friday afternoon, the office told the outlet.
Travis County’s Tax Office confirmed Saturday that it had received 1,100 additional records and continued processing registrations through the weekend. The delayed updates involved existing registrations, and voters could still cast ballots, the Secretary of State’s Office told KXAN.
Another error brings demands for accountability
State Elections Director Christina Adkins described the problem as “an extra address validation with Texas.gov” in a Thursday email Votebeat obtained. Secretary of State officials attributed the issue to Civix, the vendor that operates the state’s TEAM voter registration system, the outlet reported.
Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Election Officials, called for legislative accountability, saying “the current unpredictability of the TEAM system is unsustainable for our state’s election system,” Votebeat reported.
The latest error followed the larger Department of Public Safety registration failure that The Dallas Express covered in September.
That separate software problem held up more than 500,000 records dating back to October 2025. Before the newer problem emerged, the Secretary of State’s Office and the county officials’ association said Wednesday they knew of no county still working through the older backlog, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune reported.
The state has offered counties grants to cover overtime and temporary workers associated with that backlog, Pierce told the outlets.
What voters should check
Early voting runs October 19-30. Voters may use any early voting location in their county of registration, and hours vary by site. The state’s voter portal provides registration checks and polling locations.
Voters who find an incorrect address should contact their county registrar. The state’s directory includes contacts for Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties.
Bring an approved photo ID, such as a Texas driver’s license, U.S. passport or Texas handgun license. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain an approved photo ID may present an accepted supporting document and complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
Voters who registered through DPS but do not appear on the rolls can cast a provisional ballot while election officials verify their eligibility, Pierce told Votebeat and The Texas Tribune.
For eligible voters seeking a ballot by mail, the county’s early voting clerk must receive the application by Friday, October 23. A postmark alone does not meet the application deadline.
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