Texas effort to centralize voter registration has some election officials concerned

Election officials wary of shift to Texas’ centralized voter-registra…

Some lawmakers say a bill requiring counties to switch to TEAM would make it easier to monitor voter rolls. But the system has had its problems.

Texas effort to centralize voter registration has some election officials concerned

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.An effort to force all of Texas’ 254 counties onto the state’s central system for managing voter registration has some election officials concerned about the system’s history of technical problems, its capacity to handle larger volumes of data, and the potential for new security risks.T…

Election Officials Wary of Shift to Texas’ Centralized Voter-Registration System - Dallas Weekly

Written By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune Some lawmakers say a bill requiring counties to switch to TEAM would make it easier to monitor voter rolls. But the system has had its problems. This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here. An effort to force all of Texas’ 254 counties onto t…