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Why Texas’ early voting totals don’t match what counties are reporting
Houston Chronicle • • nation
Key Points:
- Texas counties have reported record early voting turnout, including tens of thousands of mail-in ballots, but the state's election website data significantly lags behind local officials' reported numbers.
- The discrepancy is mainly due to issues with the Texas Election Administration Management (TEAM) system, which was overhauled in July 2025 and has caused delays and errors in reporting mail-in and in-person votes.
- Local election officials have expressed frustration over the TEAM system's functionality, particularly the recent directive to manually enter mail ballot data one-by-one, which is time-consuming and burdensome.
- The Secretary of State's office attributes some delays to counties' data entry timelines but has not addressed the specific TEAM system problems raised by election officials.
- Despite the reporting issues, county officials remain confident that the TEAM system will not affect election night results, though the delays have impacted voter confidence.
