The backlogged voter registration applications from DPS date as far back as October 2025, the leader of an association of county election officials said.

An error at the state Department of Public Safety means counties are about to get slammed with registration applications at one of their busiest times of year.

State officials also referred 117 potential noncitizens for investigation, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are citizens.

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Redistricting between the primary and general elections means some voters might not have had a say in who’s on the ballot.

Experts say a hyperpartisan environment can erode trust in independent election administration.

The state said any voters removed even though they had already provided citizenship documentation to DPS should be restored to the voter roll.

Secretary of State Jane Nelson wrote a letter to federal immigration officials in April after the SAVE program incorrectly flagged U.S. citizens .

Some lawmakers pressured the Texas Secretary of State’s Office to fix problems with the state-wide voter registration system ahead of the midterm election.

Several states have used the revamped database to verify voters’ citizenship, but the judge said this threatened their privacy and voting rights.