Texas DPS voter registration error
The gist
Texas DPS failed to send online voter registrations to county registrars, leaving applications unprocessed.
The backlog lands weeks before the Oct. 5 deadline, straining counties before the midterms.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -10The backlogged voter registration applications ensnared in the DPS error date as far back as October 2025, an approximately 11-month backlog.
- Sep 22, 2026Votebeat reports an unknown number of Texas voter registration applications have not been processed because DPS failed to send applications submitted through its online driver's license portal to county voter registrars.
- Sep 22, 2026 (night)The state begins delivering the unsent registrations to county officials overnight.