Thousands of mail ballots face possible rejection in Texas during early voting

The 2022 midterm elections are officially underway, with voters in Texas heading to the polls during early voting and sending in their mail ballots. But thousands of those mail ballots are being flagged because of their failure to comply with the state's new election law.

The changes come from a sweeping new election law Texas Republicans passed last year over the objections of Democrats and voting rights advocates. 

Among the provisions in the bill is a requirement that voters provide a driver's license number, personal ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when applying for and returning a mail ballot. The number that voters provide has to match the registration that's on file.