Texas AG Candidate Nathan Johnson Vows Deloitte Probe Over 178,000 Delayed Voter Registrations
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 2
Texas AG Candidate Nathan Johnson Vows Deloitte Probe Over 178,000 Delayed Voter Registrations
1 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 2
Summary
Nathan Johnson said he would investigate Deloitte and broader state outsourcing if elected Texas attorney general, after a software failure left at least 178,000 voter registrations unprocessed.
A 2025 Deloitte update on Texas Department of Public Safety servers allegedly stopped automatic voter-registration transfers, a problem caught only in September when the backlog hit counties in one batch before the Oct. 5 deadline.
Deloitte holds six active DPS contracts worth $84.46 million and 30 active state contracts totaling $2.02 billion, which Johnson said warrants a wider review of vendor dependence beyond the voting error.
Republican state Sen. Paul Bettencourt also faulted Deloitte and the secretary of state's office, while state officials said counties are getting grant funding and the delayed registrations were transmitted in time for the Nov. 3 election.
The issue lands weeks before high-stakes Texas midterms, with Johnson trailing Republican Mayes Middleton by 5 points in an August poll and Democrats chasing their first statewide win since 1994.