State Backlog On New Voter Registrations (425 Here) Puts County In a Bind

The state of Texas really dropped the ball on unprocessed new voter registrations (some dating back a full year), and it’s put county elections officials, including Fayette County Elections Administrator Donna Macik and her staff in a bind. Here’s the statement Macik made to the commissioners court at Thursday’s meeting at the courthouse: “Over the past 24 hours, Texas county voters registrars across the state have received a flood of new voter registrations and updates to voter registration records submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety. Some of these submissions date as far back as October 2025, but were not sent to Texas county voter registrars until this week. In Fayette County, we received approximately 425 records to process as a result of a technological errors at the state level that caused this major backlog. Texas voters should be confident that Texas county election officials are working around the clock to ensure valid voter registrations submitted in a timely manner before the deadline will be processed appropriately, despite the challenges and additional time that this backlog has created. We encourage Fayette County voters to verify their registration status by contacting Fayette Co. Elections Office at 979-968-6563 to verify that their current voter registration information is updated and on file ahead of the Oct. 5 deadline.”