Collin County has processed all but about 3,900 of the more than 51,000 backlogged voter registration records that piled up after a state data glitch, Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux said. The registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election is Monday, Oct. 5.

Breaux told WFAA in an email Tuesday, Sept. 29, that his staff expects to finish the remaining records by early next week. That would put completion ahead of the cutoff for Murphy, Wylie and Sachse residents who still need to register.

The backlog traces to an IT upgrade by vendor Deloitte at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The upgrade broke the data pipeline that sends voter registration applications from DPS to the Secretary of State's office and then to county election offices. Some applications sat unprocessed for nearly a year, dating to October 2025, Votebeat first reported.

When the files finally arrived, Collin County received about 51,200 records. Many were duplicates or address changes.

"We had about 6,600 records that needed to be reviewed individually," Breaux said in the email to WFAA. His office had seven full-time voter registration staff and brought in 10 temporary workers since Labor Day to work through the pile.

The state announced Monday, Sept. 28, that it would provide grant funding to reimburse counties for overtime costs. County election officials must request reimbursement by Oct. 19, according to a notice from the Secretary of State's office. No dollar amount for the grants was disclosed.

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, called the breakdown "a two-agency snafu" involving both DPS and the Secretary of State's office. He said he expects legislative hearings on the backlog when the next session begins in January.

When the backlog first surfaced Sept. 23, Breaux pledged that every eligible Collin County voter would be able to cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Since then, the county has processed more than 47,000 of the 51,200 records.

Residents who registered through DPS but do not see their names on the rolls can check their status at the Secretary of State's voter lookup portal using their name, date of birth and county or ZIP code. Voters who find they are not registered can submit a new application before Oct. 5. Those still missing from the rolls on Election Day can cast a provisional ballot, according to CBS News Texas. Election officials will review the voter's eligibility and count the ballot if the voter registered by the deadline.

Early voting begins Oct. 19.

Collin County voters can find polling locations and hours at collincountytx.gov/elections.