{"id":2641364,"date":"2026-08-06T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talaricos-voting-registration-discrepancies-draw-fire-from-paxton\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:49:07","slug":"talaricos-voting-registration-discrepancies-draw-fire-from-paxton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talaricos-voting-registration-discrepancies-draw-fire-from-paxton\/","title":{"rendered":"Talarico\u2019s voting registration discrepancies draw fire from Paxton"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftalaricos-voting-registration-discrepancies-draw-fire-from-paxton%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is facing criticism over allegations related too his voter registration practices in Texas.Republicans claim he may have abused the voter registration system by voting from his parents&#8217; address despite owning a home nearby, which he purchased in June 2022 but continued to register using his parents&#8217; address until September 2024. Similarly, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accused of voting multiple times from a shared residence in Collin County after supposedly moving out, with questions about his true place of residence. Both cases highlight potential violations of election laws and have prompted accusations of hypocrisy from each side. The controversy arises amid their high-profile battle for a Senate seat in Texas,a race that could determine the GOP&#8217;s majority. Polls suggest Talarico may have a slight edge,but prediction markets favor Paxton. The ongoing dispute underscores the intense political rivalry in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico\u2019s<\/a> apparent abuse of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas\u2019s<\/a> voter registration process stoked criticism Wednesday from his Republican opponent in a tight race, as the pair continue to exchange accusations of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-fraud\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1582\">voter fraud<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talarico last month accused GOP candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, who is also Texas\u2019s attorney general, of voting illegally in six elections in a row from the wrong address, citing an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/07\/07\/ken-paxton-voting-election-law\/\">investigation<\/a> from <em>ProPublica <\/em>and<em> <\/em>the<em> Texas Tribune<\/em>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4677629\/talarico-voting-registration-paxton-texas-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Talarico\u2019s voting registration discrepancies draw fresh fire from Paxton after new report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4677492\/josh-turek-trail-ashley-hinson-emerson-college-poll-favorability-name-recognition\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrat Josh Turek trails Republican Ashley Hinson by 3 points: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4677333\/affordability-pain-not-fading-costing-republicans-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Affordability pain is not fading and it\u2019s costing the party in power: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Paxton\u2019s camp sought to turn the tables, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaxtonsPatriots\/status\/2085005327313850558\">accusing<\/a> Talarico of voter fraud after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/08\/05\/texas-senate-james-talarico-election-law-residency-ken-paxton\/\">a fresh analysis<\/a> from <em>ProPublica<\/em> and the<em> Texas Tribune<\/em> concluded the Democrat voted in five elections using his parents\u2019 address instead of where he lives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything about James Talarico is FAKE,\u201d Paxton wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2085133022240641153\">in a post<\/a> to X slamming Talarico for \u201cvoting from a FAKE home address.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, told the news organizations that Paxton\u2019s and Talarico\u2019s cases highlight how easy it can be to \u201crun afoul of the letter of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it could be reasonably used as a charge of hypocrisy against either of them because both of them have condemned the other for an action quite similar to what they themselves appear to have done,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation found that after Talarico purchased a home in June 2022, he did not change his voter registration address until September 2024 and continued to vote using his parents\u2019 address. Talarico\u2019s house is in the same county as his parents\u2019 home, which is about 6 miles away. It is in the state House district he represents but in different jurisdictions for some local elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newsrooms\u2019 investigation into Paxton found that after appearing to move out of the Collin County home he shared with his wife in 2024, the attorney general continued to vote six times using that address over a two-year period. It is unclear where Paxton lived during that time, but he seems to be linked to a home in neighboring Denton County, where voters select a different slate of local officials than in Collin County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4629572\/texas-senate-ken-paxton-iceland-mistress\/\"><strong>TEXAS DEMOCRATS RIP PAXTON AFTER VIDEO SHOWS HIM FLYING TO ICELAND AHEAD OF JULY 4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The saga comes as Paxton and Talarico are engaged in one of the most high-profile <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> battles in the country. Talarico is aiming to become the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Texas since 1988 \u2014 an outcome Republicans are desperately trying to thwart, as it could cost the GOP its Senate majority. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">latest polling<\/a> shows Talarico winning the race in November, albeit within the margin of error. Prediction markets indicate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/texas-senate-election-winner\">a different outcome<\/a>, handing Paxton a narrow victory this fall. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talarico\u2019s voter registration issues fuel GOP attack in tight Texas Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2641365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26194796314040.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18466,5836,68501,83776],"class_list":["post-2641364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-paxton","tag-pennsylvania","tag-talarico","tag-voting-registration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26194796314040.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641368,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641364\/revisions\/2641368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}