Natalia Contreras
@nataliaecm.bsky.social
Texas elections reporter for Votebeat -- the only US news organization focused on voting access and election administration. Reach me at ncontreras@votebeat.org
NEW: Texas counties look into ‘potential noncitizens’ on voter rolls. Here’s what they’re finding:
-US citizens
-data entry errors (we don’t have online voter registration)
-Registrations from DPS (the agency requires proof of citizenship)
-Noncitizens who never voted
#txlege
-US citizens
-data entry errors (we don’t have online voter registration)
-Registrations from DPS (the agency requires proof of citizenship)
-Noncitizens who never voted
#txlege
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Texas counties look into ‘potential noncitizens’ on voter rolls. Here’s what they’re finding:
-US citizens
-data entry errors (we don’t have online voter registration)
-Registrations from DPS (the agency requires proof of citizenship)
-Noncitizens who never voted
#txlege
-US citizens
-data entry errors (we don’t have online voter registration)
-Registrations from DPS (the agency requires proof of citizenship)
-Noncitizens who never voted
#txlege
ICYMI: I've been reporting on problems with the state's overhaul of its voter registration system. Now, election officials, district clerks, county judges/commissioners, tax assessors are asking the state to halt the rollout and fix the problems first #txlege www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
Texas election officials seek pause on new voter registration system
With early voting just days away, counties say they’re running out of time to get their complaints addressed.
www.votebeat.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
ICYMI: I've been reporting on problems with the state's overhaul of its voter registration system. Now, election officials, district clerks, county judges/commissioners, tax assessors are asking the state to halt the rollout and fix the problems first #txlege www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
Efforts to hand-count ballots haven't ceased in Texas. Republicans in Dallas County want to try it. In Gillespie County, they'll do it again. In other counties, Republicans are considering it. By law, there's still no way to audit hand count results #txlege www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
How Dallas County GOP’s vote to hand-count ballots could roil the March primary
“Let’s not forget this is the way it used to be done,” says the county GOP chair. Other counties that have tried it encountered counting errors and discrepancies.
www.votebeat.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Efforts to hand-count ballots haven't ceased in Texas. Republicans in Dallas County want to try it. In Gillespie County, they'll do it again. In other counties, Republicans are considering it. By law, there's still no way to audit hand count results #txlege www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/1...
ICYM: I've been reporting on issues election officials are experiencing with the state's latest revamp of its voter registration system, known as TEAM. The issues have led to backlogs of tens of thousands of voter registration applications🧵 #txlege
September 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ICYM: I've been reporting on issues election officials are experiencing with the state's latest revamp of its voter registration system, known as TEAM. The issues have led to backlogs of tens of thousands of voter registration applications🧵 #txlege
Reposted by Natalia Contreras
County election officials in Texas have seen the effects anecdotally, they tell @nataliaecm.bsky.social “Unfortunately, the voters have to jump through so many hoops to get into that corrective-action loop, that they just get frustrated and they give up," one said. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0...
How Texas’ new ID laws for mail voting are affecting turnout
A new study from NYU’s Brennan Center looks at the impact of Senate Bill 1 on voter participation, including the rising “cost of voting.”
www.votebeat.org
May 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
County election officials in Texas have seen the effects anecdotally, they tell @nataliaecm.bsky.social “Unfortunately, the voters have to jump through so many hoops to get into that corrective-action loop, that they just get frustrated and they give up," one said. www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0...
Reposted by Natalia Contreras
Redistricting could further burden election officials in Texas, @nataliaecm.bsky.social reports.
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching.
www.texastribune.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Redistricting could further burden election officials in Texas, @nataliaecm.bsky.social reports.
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
"In a typical redistricting cycle year, the process of adapting to new maps is labor-intensive for election officials and takes months." www.texastribune.org/2025/08/08/t...
Reposted by Natalia Contreras
Wisconsin Senate will forgo a dedicated election committee
https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2025/01/07/wisconsin-senate-has-no-designated-election-committee/
https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2025/01/07/wisconsin-senate-has-no-designated-election-committee/
Wisconsin Senate has no election committee. Where will bills go instead?
The first election-related legislation, which would enshrine the state’s photo ID requirement for voters in the constitution, got referred to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety committee.
www.votebeat.org
January 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wisconsin Senate will forgo a dedicated election committee
https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2025/01/07/wisconsin-senate-has-no-designated-election-committee/
https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2025/01/07/wisconsin-senate-has-no-designated-election-committee/
Hi, I'm new here! 🤓
January 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hi, I'm new here! 🤓