Provisional ballots adequately protect voters affected by DPS registration failures

Legal and political framework governing who may vote in the United States and how, covering the Voting Rights Act, constitutional amendments and the litigation over registration, purges and district maps. Access and integrity are the two poles the argument moves between.

County officials in Texas were processing a surge of online voter-registration applications, including some nearly a year old, after a state error created a backlog reported on September 24, 2026. The delays could affect voters’ participation in the 2026 midterm elections.