Error causes backlog of thousands of Texas voter registration applications
A system error left tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications unprocessed for months, according to The Hill. County election officials were working to process the backlogs weeks before the midterm elections after the Texas secretary of state’s office alerted them to an issue involving the Department of Public Safety’s system.
A Texas system error left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for months, according to The Hill.
County election officials were working to process the backlogs weeks before the midterm elections. The Texas secretary of state’s office alerted election officials to the issue the previous week.
The issue involved a problem with the Department of Public Safety’s system, The Hill reported.
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How many applications had each county processed when officials were alerted?
What safeguards were in place to detect the system problem?
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Who is responsible for communicating next steps to affected applicants?
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