<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/09/23/dps-error-backlogged-voter-registration-applications-county-election-officials/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T22:18:56.722Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T22:18:56.722Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas counties are receiving tens of thousands of unprocessed voter registration applications due to state error]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/3O5TGDX2KZCWNL62LRG7AHSAQE.jpg?auth=685d7cde7f6431d62097aa26a407c04c22bae6c447bb09970338621381eaf4e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The northwest Austin Department of Public Safety office is pictured here in January, 2019. Some voter registration applications and updates submitted through DPS's online driver's license portal were never sent to county officials, Texas officials said this week. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/michigan/2026/09/16/midterm-election-2026-whats-on-your-ballot-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T21:23:05.706Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T21:23:05.706Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A complete guide to everything on Michigan’s ballot this November]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/ER43PLSPF5BNRAVFRW2KNQTQAI.JPG?auth=0afbd13c3e22431bac1fb6a0ee5d14e135bbaae2fb952bb1d982e4692f660ced&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A voter collects their “I voted” sticker after casting their ballot at Robert Frost Middle School during the 2025 Michigan primary election in Livonia. Voters during the 2026 midterms will weigh in on several consequential statewide races.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/09/22/voter-registration-applications-unprocessed-dps-error/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T20:20:07.812Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Votebeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:20:07.812Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Unknown number of Texas voter registrations went unprocessed due to DPS error]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/CC6IMG7CLFCD7F7R62DAL33XZY.jpg?auth=90e35da04779f3ea36ba5f4cb7da1f0a7c4834e6e850372791bbc3c3edc9d872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An error by the Texas Department of Public Safety has affected an unknown number of voter registration applications.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>