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UpdateTexasMonday, October 26, 2026

Texas voter groups sued for records on registration backlog

What happened when advocacy groups sought documents about a technical error affecting registrations.

Reporting by
Bloomberg Government News
“Texas Sued by Voter Groups Over Registration Backlog Records”, Monday, October 26, 2026
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What happened

The NAACP and League of United Latin American Citizens filed the complaint alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act. The groups said the withheld records prevent them from assessing whether the state has fully fixed the affected transactions and from educating voters ahead of the November election.1

15,000
voter registrations affected by technical error backlog1
What it means in Texas

What this means for registration in Texas

The voter registration deadline for the November 2026 election was Monday, October 5, 2026.2 Early voting in Texas runs 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

The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. Bloomberg Government News, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOYTIwNUtkTnBnNHRqRXFHSURaZDQ0ZmtGMDhiYXBDa19xUTIwMkdjX1M1WDhuMExKR0lsZV9SeVo2a05mWTY3YUg4ZTBsWVFIV3BJTTNpRnFwSWYzdl9PM0ZhaHdvcTktU3RUa2MxaE9aaDcwZUcxWnUyVjlrWnZoRHpmNVF4Y19OMWhKcWpvYzI0YUtJRmlrSA?oc=5 · Monday, October 26, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Texas Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/texas/

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