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As Early Midterm Voting Looms, a Glitch Delays 600,000 Texas Voter Registrations

Voting rights groups sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and the secretary of state over delayed voter registrations that overwhelmed local election workers.

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The New York Times· Oct 15, 9:05 AMAs Early Midterm Voting Looms, a Glitch Delays 600,000 Texas Voter Registrations
The New Republic· Oct 15, 7:05 PMTexas Sued After Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations

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DOJ threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizen votersThe Justice Department threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizens on voter rolls ahead of midterm elections.

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Election Records Analysis Asserts 1,827 Removed Noncitizens Cast 7,035 Ballots in Florida ElectionsFIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL — A report from a coalition of election integrity groups in Florida asserts that noncitizens cast more than 7,000 ballots in the state between 2020 and the second quarter of 2026. The analysis by the Joint Task Force of election integrity groups, which reviewed voting records from all 67 counties, found...

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Texas Sued After Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter RegistrationsNearly 600,000 people in Texas had their voting registration delayed due to a computer glitch. Now state election workers are trying frantically to register them before early voting starts on Monday in one of the country’s most consequential electoral battlegrounds. A lawsuit filed by two voting rights groups, the League of Women Voters Texas and Move…

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