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Montgomery County election officials confirm 34k voter registration backlog from state error
KTRK / ABC13 Houston and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedABC13 reached out to Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties to see what the local impact of a statewide error causing major voter registration backlogs.
The headline splitKTRK / ABC13 Houston frames it as "Montgomery County election officials confirm 34k voter registration backlog from state er...". The Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "County to test ballot system ahead of election".
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CenterMontgomery County election officials confirm 34k voter registration backlog from state error
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Montgomery County election officials confirm 34k voter registration backlog from state error
ABC13 reached out to Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties to see what the local impact of a statewide error causing major voter registration backlogs.
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