Texas Counties Abandon Ballot Hand-Counting and Countywide Voting Sites
TL;DR
Dallas and Williamson counties in Texas are ending countywide voting sites for the March primary, requiring voters to cast ballots at assigned neighborhood polling places, a move driven by party decisions and concerns over security, cost, and voter confusion, with Democrats expressing worries about logistical challenges and potential disenfranchisement.
Topics:nationpolitics#dallas-county#election-administration#politics#texas-primary#voting-sites#williamson-county
- Dallas and Williamson counties end countywide voting sites for primary election day The Texas Tribune
- Republicans in two Texas counties ditch plans to hand-count ballots NBC News
- Republicans force Dallas voters to precinct-specific locations only KERA News
- Texas Republicans in 2 counties drop push to hand-count ballots Fox News
- Hays County GOP drops plan to hand count primary ballots KXAN Austin
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