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Texas Begins Early In-Person Voting After Registration Glitch

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Early in-person voting began Monday in Texas.
In-person voting runs through October 30, with mail-ballot applications due October 23.
Texas has 19,041,684 registered voters, a 3 % increase of 553,518 from the prior year.
A Department of Public Safety glitch delayed over 500,000 registration updates.
The League of Women Voters Texas and MOVE Texas Civic Fund sued the state on October 9.

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Early in-person voting began Monday in Texas.
In-person voting runs through October 30, with mail-ballot applications due October 23.
Texas has 19,041,684 registered voters, a 3 % increase of 553,518 from the prior year.
A Department of Public Safety glitch delayed over 500,000 registration updates.
The League of Women Voters Texas and MOVE Texas Civic Fund sued the state on October 9.