Texas Department of Public Safety

An unknown number of voter registration applications in Texas were never processed because of an error by the Department of Public Safety, according to Votebeat reporting. The report raises concerns about eligible Texans who may believe they are registered to vote but are not on the rolls. The full scale of the problem and how affected voters will be notified or remediated remain unclear.

A Texas Department of Public Safety error has affected voter registrations, raising concerns that some residents may not be properly registered ahead of upcoming elections. Officials and voting-rights advocates are calling for a full accounting of how many people were impacted and for affected voters to check their status before registration deadlines pass.