Dispatch from the country’s largest gathering of election officials
More than 1,000 election officials from across the state gathered in Austin this week for the Texas Secretary of State’s annual training on election laws.
EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of state confirms some voters flagged as potential noncitizens had provided proof of citizenship at DPS
Although it’s not clear how many U.S. citizens were wrongly flagged, the state told county election officials to immediately reinstate some that had been removed from the voter roll.
Texas seeks to confirm status of potential noncitizens it flagged
The state will check whether registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens by the SAVE database already gave proof of citizenship to DPS when they registered to vote.
Texas’ rare primary model is causing headaches for voters
Local political parties have control, taxpayers foot the bill, and voters have little recourse, but lawmakers are unlikely to change Texas’ current primary election system.
