GoKawiilTexas AG candidate Nathan Johnson pledges probe of Deloitte voter registration error
Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, said that if elected he would investigate Deloitte and other state vendor contracts following a software error that reportedly blocked processing of at least 178,000 voter registrations. He said the issue stemmed from a Deloitte update installed on Department of Public Safety servers earlier in 2025, discovered in September just weeks before the 2026 midterms.
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Johnson frames the episode as evidence of a broader risk from Texas outsourcing core government functions to private contractors, a critique he attributes to Republican-driven efforts to shrink state government. His promised review, if he wins, could expose how widely such contracting failures affect election administration, though the proposal currently functions as a campaign pledge rather than a policy already underway. Polling shows Johnson trailing Republican Mayes Middleton by 5 points, meaning the investigation's fate depends on an uncertain election outcome.
- Nathan Johnson vows to investigate Deloitte and other state contracts if elected Texas AG.
- A Deloitte software update allegedly caused a registration processing failure affecting at least 178,000 voters.
- Johnson trails Republican rival Mayes Middleton by 5 points in an August poll.
Source: cnbc.com — Justin Papp, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Democratic Texas AG candidate vows to probe Deloitte's role in voter registration delay”
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