TACEO’s guide covers ID requirements for voting, what happens at the check-in table, the provisional ballot process, activities allowed in or near polling places, how Texas voting equipment works, and the roles of state inspectors, poll watchers, and congressional observers at polling places.

TACEO issued the following statement after Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden offered financial assistance to Texas county election offices that have been left to process a major backlog of voter registrations submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) online portal over the last 11 months, which were released to Texas county voter registrars last week.

The Texas Association of County Election Officials (TACEO), issued a statement regarding the processing of backlogged voter registrations and updates to voter registration records submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) online portal.

With one month until the October 5 deadline to register to vote in the November 3, 2026 General Election, the Texas Association of County Election Officials (TACEO), which represents county election officials across Texas’ 254 counties, is issuing a series of explainer materials addressing common questions and misconceptions about the voter registration and voter list maintenance process in Texas.

The Texas Association of County Election Officials (TACEO), which represents county election officials across Texas’ 254 counties, issued the following statement today after Governor Greg Abbott appointed Robert Howden to serve as the 116th Texas Secretary of State…