# Texas voter registration backlog cleared days before early voting

> Texas clears massive voter registration backlog ahead of early voting.
- Title: Texas voter registration backlog cleared days before early…
- Summary: Texas clears massive voter registration backlog ahead of early voting. Texas state officials cleared a massive voter registration backlog that caused delays…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/massive-texas-backlog-of-voter-registrations-that-scrambled-workers-has-been-cleared-state-says
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## Texas voter registration backlog
Texas state officials cleared a massive voter registration backlog that frustrated counties and raised national concerns among Democrats.
## Backlog caused by software glitch
The backlog, attributed to a software glitch in the Texas Department of Public Safety, delayed processing hundreds of thousands of applications.
## Harris County processed 75,000+ applications
Harris County, which includes Houston, finished its backlog earlier this month with over 75,000 applications processed.
## Early voting begins Monday
Early voting in Texas begins Monday, with officials stating no pending applications remain across counties.
## Key takeaway

Texas state officials cleared a massive voter registration backlog that caused delays in processing applications, including over 75,000 in Harris County, before early voting begins Monday.