Overview
- State records show roughly 1.2 million Texas registrants, about 6% of the electorate, are on the voter “suspense” or unconfirmed-address list after counties could not verify addresses.
- Being on the list does not cancel registration, but voters may have to complete a statement of residence to cast a regular ballot or use a provisional or limited ballot if they moved between counties.
- Large concentrations appear in populous North Texas counties, including more than 129,000 in Dallas County and six-figure or near-six-figure totals in Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties.
- Voters can check their status with the Texas Secretary of State and must update registrations by the Oct. 5 deadline to avoid extra poll-day steps before early voting begins on Oct. 19.
- Reporting notes some suspensions may be clerical and that Texas has shared its voter rolls with the federal administration, a point tied to wider questions about data handling and outreach ahead of November.