Texas Early Voting Begins With More Than 19 Million Registered

Early voting for the November 3 election began Monday in Texas, with county officials reporting record voter rolls and working through registration-record problems ahead of the statewide contest. The early-voting period runs through October 30, according to election schedules; Election Day is November 3. The Texas Secretary of State reported 19,041,684 registered voters statewide as of Friday, an increase of 553,518, or about 3%, from the previous November. El Paso County had more than 540,700 registered voters as of October 19, according to its elections department. The county total was described as a record. The high totals come after two distinct technology problems affected voter records. An earlier error involving online transactions through the Texas Department of Public Safety delayed more than 500,000 registration records and updates, some dating to October 2025. The Secretary of State said qualifying transactions made on or before October 5 count as timely registrations even if they were processed later. The agency also said eligible voters whose timely DPS transactions do not appear on the rolls can cast provisional ballots, subject to verification. A separate...