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UpdateTexasFriday, October 16, 2026

Texas software error left 15,000 voter registrations in backlog

A state website error created a backlog that counties had to clear before early voting opened.

Reporting by
Houston Public Media
“15,000 Texas voter registrations caught up in backlog after another state software error”, Friday, October 16, 2026
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What happened

A software error in a Texas state website created a backlog of 15,000 voter registrations. County officials raced to process the backlog before early voting began. Counties had to clear the backlog before October 19, when early voting opened ahead of the November 3 Election Day.1

15,000
voter registrations in backlog1
What it means in Texas

What this meant for the calendar

Early voting ran from Monday October 19 through Friday October 30, 2026.2

Key dates in Texas

Election Day in 6 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. Tue, Nov 3 · 6 days
    Election Day
  5. Wed, Nov 4 · 7 days
    Mail ballots must arrive
  6. Tue, Nov 17 · 20 days
    County/Local certification
  7. Mon, Dec 7 · 40 days
    State certification

Every date in Texas, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. Houston Public Media, https://news.google.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?oc=5 · Friday, October 16, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Texas Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/texas/

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