Elections staff: DPS failure delayed hundreds of voter updates; Bee County processing continuing
An elections staffer told Bee County Commissioners a Department of Public Safety system glitch delayed transmission of registrations and updates; Bee County received and is processing hundreds of records and early voting for Nov. 3 begins Oct. 19 at the Elections Office (1511 E. Toledo St.).
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An elections staff member identified as Laura reported in public comment that a Department of Public Safety (DPS) glitch failed to send more than 200,000 voter registration applications and updates to the Secretary of State for county distribution. "When we got ours, we had 380 to process... We are now down to 93 when I left the office," she said, urging residents to call the Elections Office at (361) 621-1519 or check the Secretary of State website if they have questions about registration status.
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