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State elections director orders Civix remove dashboard files

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Adkins orders file removal

State elections director Christina Adkins ordered Civix to temporarily remove affected files from county dashboards.
Officials linked the backlog glitch to changes made to the Department of Public Safety’s internal processing system in 2025.
The backlog mainly impacts new Texas residents, recent movers, and first-time registrants.
Election workers in several counties will work overtime for two weeks to clear the surge.

Summary

Texas voter backlog

Texas Department of Public Safety caused a backlog of thousands of voter registration applications.
Bexar County election office received about 45,000 delayed applications.
Counties must finish processing before early in-person voting on Oct. 19.
Rep. John Bucy urged Gov. Greg Abbott to allocate state resources for the backlog.
Voters not on rolls can cast provisional ballots that will be verified later.

History

Historical Context

After the 2000 election controversy, President George W. Bush signed the Help America Vote Act on October 29 2002, creating the Election Assistance Commission and allocating $300 million that enabled 1.5 million voter registrations by 2005. In 2025 Texas upgraded its voter-registration database, creating a 45,000-application backlog that forced Adkins, Rep. John Bucy and Gov. Greg Abbott to seek funds, underscoring HAVA’s warning that underfunded upgrades can hinder access.

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Adkins orders file removal

State elections director Christina Adkins ordered Civix to temporarily remove affected files from county dashboards.
Officials linked the backlog glitch to changes made to the Department of Public Safety’s internal processing system in 2025.
The backlog mainly impacts new Texas residents, recent movers, and first-time registrants.
Election workers in several counties will work overtime for two weeks to clear the surge.

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