How a U.S. citizen lost his voter registration to a federal database error

By Miles Parks,

Jude Joffe-Block

Published December 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM MST

A U.S. citizen in Texas lost his voter registration after a federal screening system wrongly labeled him a noncitizen.

Miles Parks

Miles Parks is a reporter on NPR's Washington Desk. He covers voting and elections, and also reports on breaking news.

Jude Joffe-Block