<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/30/election-certification-how-it-works/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-31T18:24:22.178Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/JVFECMYGM5EHNEBKAXG6M55CHI.jpg?auth=dbb1cf30fdf64a5fbedddfab4f0a4fd76bfce6eee25e9f4b1b5db2b5efa3073c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voters wait in line during early voting at the Como Community Center polling site in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/10/30/texas-potter-county-republican-lawsuit-hand-count-ballots/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-31T18:22:45.316Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/763DM3UEOFFCBI47S5DJ7JLDCM.jpg?auth=3529d714ee9300db5d1f661ef3554ba0202fb23e3ae8c8f3ac2804fcfd277c9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amarillo Women’s March, a local advocacy group, holds a healthcare rally in front of the Potter County Courthouse in Amarillo on Jan. 20, 2024. The Potter County Republican Party has sued to require all Texas ballots hand counted in the Nov. 3, 2026, election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/10/31/justice-department-election-monitors-explainer-2026-midterms/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-31T18:14:07.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/MSD2I3PYGRCSLL4A2LYK2E67TU.jpg?auth=c34af4815930412045d002db75e2ec7839203e50ac3219bc557633f879096509&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks to reporters in May. Dhillon leads the section of the Justice Department which oversees election monitors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>