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Federal judge dismissed lawsuit over Texas voter registration backlog

This page covers a federal court decision dismissing a lawsuit about access to records on unprocessed voter registrations.

Reporting by
Bloomberg Law News
“Judge Tosses NAACP Suit Over Texas Voter Registration Backlog”, Thursday, October 29, 2026
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What happened

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the NAACP and League of United Latin American Citizens seeking to force Texas' chief election officer to produce records about a backlog of voter registrations. Judge Xavier Rodriguez dismissed the case on October 29 because the groups failed to show how access to the records would benefit them in the current election. The backlog involved 15,000 voter registrations.1

The judge allowed the groups to amend their complaint to allege proper standing, warning it may still not be enough to warrant emergency relief before the election.1

15,000
voter registrations in the backlog1

Key dates in Texas

Election Day in 3 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Fri, Oct 23 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Fri, Oct 30 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · 3 days
    Election Day
  6. Wed, Nov 4 · 4 days
    Mail ballots must arrive
  7. Tue, Nov 17 · 17 days
    County/Local certification
  8. Mon, Dec 7 · 37 days
    State certification

Every date in Texas, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. Bloomberg Law News, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxPcFhwRnRCMTV0LWVGMTdnbGg5bHN5SlAxcWI2Qy1MbUIxQm1RcTdGWFFtaWVjRU4zMkJoQU5WdEFCZUNDRzFLeXJlNUxDM2tTMk81LXBjcHBsSHhWeWQ3aUF4SHdFUXgtMnA4Q0xhOExLNDJGdVF4cUxTbWk0TGNrRmtfdXhkWGxHc3JVcnF6RTljTUtVWktLRkN4SWpiYTMySVBHNQ?oc=5 · Thursday, October 29, 2026

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