More than 18,000 ballots were tossed across 15 of Texas’ 20 most populous counties, according to tallies. Elections administrators said nearly all the ballots were rejected because of newly required identifying information.
Texas Gov Greg Abbott shows off his signature after signing Senate Bill 1, also known as the election integrity bill, into law with State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, front center left, and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, front right looking on with others in Tyler, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Thousands of Texans could not vote in the March primary election because their mail ballots were rejected under the state’s new voting law.
More than 18,000 ballots were tossed across 15 of Texas’ 20 most populous counties, according to tallies posted by Friday afternoon. Elections administrators said nearly all the ballots were rejected because voters had submitted newly required identifying information — either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number — that did not match what the county had on file.
In all, 7,750 mail ballots were flagged in Harris County “specifically due to ID issues,” according to the county elections administrator’s office. Less than 11 percent of voters resubmitted ID information and got their ballots corrected, despite efforts by Harris County that included sending letters instructing them how to correct their ballots and doubling the number of staff assigned to help handle voter questions.
In Travis County, about 2 percent of mail ballots were rejected in 2018 — but this year, the final number was 8 percent, or roughly 900 ballots.
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