Texas software error delayed voter registrations, lawsuit says

The short version

• Two voter advocacy groups sued Texas state officials over a Department of Public Safety software error that delayed voter registrations.[CNET · The Guardian]
• The Texas Secretary of State's office says the delayed applications were filed to voters' home districts and the problem is fixed.[CNET]
• County officials reportedly found a separate system error affecting another 15,000 registrations over the past month.[CNET]
• Key unknown: whether the state's claim of a fix holds, since the lawsuit's allegations remain unresolved in the reporting.[CNET · The Guardian]

Key facts

• The League of Women Voters of Texas and Move Texas Civic Fund filed a lawsuit against state officials over the registration delays.[CNET · The Guardian]
• According to the lawsuit, the problem originated from a software error involving the Texas Department of Public Safety.[The Guardian]
• The Texas Secretary of State's office says the delayed applications were filed to voters' home districts and the problem has been fixed.[CNET]
• County officials found another system error affected 15,000 registrations over the last month, according to a Texas Tribune report.[CNET]

Sources

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• Texas sued after glitch delays almost 600,000 voter registrationsThe Guardian - US
• Texas Says It’s Fixed a Glitch That Delayed Nearly 600,000 Voter RegistrationsCNET