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Local Texas election officials await appointment of new secretary of state as midterm preparations ramp up

After Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election leaders worry her successor could complicate midterm election administration. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet named a replacement.

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Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down

Nelson’s office oversees elections. Abbott appointed her to the role in 2023 after she became the longest-serving Republican woman in Texas Senate history.

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Voting Rights Act ruling could change representation on city councils, school boards across Texas

The 1965 federal law helped Latino and Black voters gain representation in city and school boards across Texas but now that could change.

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Dallas County GOP chair Allen West resigns after backing countywide voting for runoff

West faced opposition after backing countywide polling sites for the runoff, following a chaotic precinct-based primary.

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Feds subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records

At least three Texas counties were contacted this week by the Department of Homeland Security for detailed records about individual voters.

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Dallas County GOP will agree to countywide voting sites after primary election chaos

Voters in the May 26 primary runoff will be allowed to again cast ballots at countywide voting sites on election day.

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Under new postal service guidance, Texans shouldn’t wait to send voter registrations or mail-in ballots

The U.S. Postal Service warns it may not postmark mail the same day it takes possession of it. The deadline to register for the March 3 primary is Feb. 2.

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Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration

The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.

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Dallas and Williamson counties end countywide voting sites for primary election day

Dallas and Williamson county Republicans are shifting away from using countywide voting sites on Election Day for Texas’ March 3 primary. Democrats will have to fall in line.

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Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary

Dallas County Republican Chairman Allen West cited cost, staffing, and logistics concerns for the decision.

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Voters in Texas’ 18th District waited months for an election. They’ll soon have two more.

The race to fill Texas’ long-vacant 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a runoff, just before the start of a new election cycle.

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What Texans need to know about Prop 16, the constitutional amendment on citizenship and voting

The proposed constitutional amendment would affirm that voters must be citizens, a requirement that’s already in state law.

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Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats

The move could require a shift away from countywide polling sites and delay primary election results. The post Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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Some Texas counties replace touchscreen voting machines after Trump order

Collin, Bastrop and Williamson counties say they’re proactively changing their voting procedures and equipment following a federal attempt to limit barcodes or QR codes on paper ballots.

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Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes

Legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute update to their address.

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Trumpers want Texas to boost GOP maps

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold

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Trump aides want Texas to redraw its congressional maps to boost the GOP. What would that mean?

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the state’s Republican delegation aren’t sold on the idea.

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Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election results

A bill headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk may not go into effect until 2027. Election administrators say the changes could create staffing challenges.

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Texas secretary of state refers 33 potential noncitizen voters for criminal investigation

The 33 potential voting violations are a tiny fraction of the roughly 11 million who cast ballots in the November 2024 election.

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Requiring voters to prove citizenship spurs concern that eligible Texans won’t be able to cast ballots

Democrats and other critics say Texas legislation threatens to keep citizens who can’t easily access the right documents from voting.

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Texas lawmakers consider barring counties from mailing unsolicited voter registration forms

Voting rights advocates worry that legislation approved by House and Senate committees could make it harder to get more people on the rolls.

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Verifying hand-counted ballots in Texas elections may be easier under GOP bill

The proposal would require counties who opt for hand counts to use ballots that can be scanned and tabulated by a voting machine.

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Bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship clears Texas Senate

Senate Bill 16 would create new barriers for voters and new burdens for election officials.

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Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

Critics fear increased election prosecutions could intimidate voters and local election officials. Attorney General Ken Paxton has long sought more autonomy over election cases.

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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases

The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities. Other legal challenges will continue.

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