德州选民登记积压逼近60万份 提前投票10月19日开始 州务卿办公室称源于系统更换
德克萨斯州州务卿办公室证实，全州待处理的选民登记申请积压一度达约58万份，并可能突破2016年创下的59.4万份纪录。据《德克萨斯论坛报》10月13日报道，州务卿办公室10月初的月度报告显示，积压量可能在10月超过60万份。德州中期选举提前投票将于10月19日（周一）开始，选举日为11月3日，本届选民登记已于10月5日截止。
州务卿办公室表示，积压源于全州选民登记系统的更换：新系统TEAM取代了使用多年的旧系统，各县依赖州务卿办公室处理地址变更、姓名变更与注销等更新；公共安全部驾照门户的程序错误也使部分在线登记未能及时传送。在7月的州参议院州务委员会听证会上，多个县的选举官员曾抱怨处理延迟与沟通不畅。
10月9日，德州选民联盟（League of Women Voters of Texas）与MOVE Texas Civic Fund在贝克萨尔县（Bexar County）第224地区法院起诉州务卿办公室与公共安全部，指控其违反2021年和解协议、未妥善处理在线选民登记，要求法院下令修复登记流程，原告不求金钱赔偿。据《今日美国报》10月15日报道，州务卿办公室发言人艾丽西亚·皮尔斯表示，各县已基本清理完积压，该办公室不掌握仍有县积压待处理申请的情况，并将提供补助支持各县加班处理；诉讼仍在进行中。
另外，据《德克萨斯论坛报》报道，德州公共安全部今年2月曾向各县发出提示：依据2025年通过的新法，选民在更新驾照时须出示公民身份证明文件，记录不一致的登记可能被注销。
来源：据《德克萨斯论坛报》《今日美国报》报道及德克萨斯州州务卿办公室公开说明整理。
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Texas Voter Registration Backlog Nears 600,000 as Early Voting Starts October 19; Secretary of State Blames System Replacement
The Texas Secretary of State's office has confirmed that the statewide backlog of unprocessed voter registration applications at one point reached about 580,000 and could surpass the record 594,000 set in 2016. The Texas Tribune reported on October 13 that the office's early-October monthly report showed the backlog could climb past 600,000 this month. Early voting in Texas for the November 3 midterm election begins Monday, October 19; the registration deadline was October 5.
The office attributes the backlog to the replacement of the statewide voter registration system — the new TEAM system replaced the long-used SAVE system, and counties depend on the state office to process address changes, name changes and cancellations — compounded by a programming error in the Department of Public Safety's driver's license portal that kept some online registrations from being transmitted. At a July Senate State Affairs Committee hearing, election officials from several counties complained of processing delays and poor communication.
On October 9, the League of Women Voters of Texas and MOVE Texas Civic Fund sued the Secretary of State's office and the Department of Public Safety in Bexar County's 224th District Court, alleging violations of a 2021 settlement agreement over online voter registration and asking the court to order the process fixed; the groups seek no monetary damages. USA Today reported on October 15 that Secretary of State's office spokesperson Alicia Pierce said counties have largely cleared the backlog, the office is not aware of counties with pending applications, and grants are being offered to cover counties' processing costs. The lawsuit remains pending.
The Texas Tribune also reported that the Department of Public Safety alerted counties in February that, under a law passed in 2025, voters updating a driver's license must show proof of citizenship, and registrations with mismatched records could be canceled.
Source: Texas Tribune and USA Today reporting and public statements by the Texas Secretary of State's office.
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来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：位于奥斯汀的德克萨斯州议会大厦（2025年摄）。Farragutful 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons。
