<?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/2026/10/14/voter-registration-backlog-cleared-state-error-dps/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T22:24:47.079Z</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>2026-10-14T22:24:47.079Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Texas election officials clear backlog of thousands of voter registrations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/HC4ZLLB6UJBENEIFTZZ2Z5TL2Q.JPG?auth=1a8a84b9571bbdc77b0e843e55a0d873342f0eaf1e7d0f98e302e6bfc36275ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voter registration cards are seen at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sept. 11, 2024. Election officials have cleared a backlog of hundreds of thousands of voter registration applications and updates caused by a state software error ahead of the November 2026 midterm election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/10/14/clerks-say-mail-ballots-soon-provisional-absentee-lawsuit-shut-down/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T20:24:03.873Z</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>2026-10-14T20:24:03.873Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wisconsin officials call for prompt ballot return after court rules against proposed backup plan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/622T3NQCB5C7PDNCPVOHAKKOJI.JPG?auth=cb66d65a8a5bac4c230cd4fddb768083ad3acb7fa4a3f29b7267d831e4070ae8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Milwaukee election workers process absentee ballots for the 2024 general election. A judge in October declined a proposed plan to let voters with late mail ballots cast provisional ballots on Election Day.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/10/13/trump-2026-election-martial-law-ban-voting-machines/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T14:49:47.469Z</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>2026-10-14T14:49:47.469Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From martial law to banning voting machines, election skeptics urge Trump to take extreme action]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/WRO6X7GRVVD3PI4DSG5EVD4POU.jpg?auth=5041399dd930e5b8030a253aba547bd250c4931986ec89383bc85cda098e5355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2685&amp;height=1756</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Peter Ticktin listens during oral arguments for the People vs. Tina Peters in Denver on Jan. 14, 2026. Ticktin has warned that time is running out for President Donald Trump to take steps to address supporters' concerns about election security.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/10/13/late-arriving-ballots-can-count-if-officials-make-mistakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T14:44:34.756Z</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>2026-10-14T14:44:34.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late over official errors, judge rules]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/ZEYHQ5TXAJGK3JLGHIJFHQZ2ZY.JPG?auth=b096ebc021cba20c1f803fa5989e072b213827d00f8d5c4de0f177361bf6d62a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Poll workers gather bins of absentee ballots in Milwaukee. A Wisconsin judge ruled in October that ballots can count if they're late solely because of election officials' errors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/14/voting-rights-groups-sue-over-dps-voter-registration-error/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T09:00:06.004Z</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>2026-10-14T09:00:06.004Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voting rights groups sue Texas over failure to process more than 500,000 voter registrations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/CLBENG5JWRAX7HSUMBCSZXAOFM.jpg?auth=b42845a381715beac208020b10bba679915fb028ce34709066f37ec94836313d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4419&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A polling place in Pflugerville, Texas, on March 3, 2026. Voting rights groups are suing the state after the revelation that thousands of voter registrations were late to be processed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>