North Texas Election Officials Say Voting Machines Are Fine

In McLennan County, 4,376 people voted in person on Monday. Whatever the reason, Benton and Washington counties are seeing heavy early voter turnout. Collin almost doubled its total four years ago. Of the absentee ballots cast, 657 have been cast by Republicans and 416 have been cast by Democrats.

More than 10,000 votes were cast in El Paso County, compared with 8,243 votes in 2012. You may vote absentee in person up until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election.

After the last ballots had been cast on Monday at 8 p.m., 1,818 votes were counted at City Hall, including 16 provisional ballots. Voting hours in St. Mary Parish are from 8:30 a.m.to 6 p.m. “They want to gripe about who gets in office but they don’t want to take time to vote“, Horn said. “Even if they are unsure of who to vote for, they should still go vote because our government is set up so that we have a voice”.

“That is not happening here”, Cook said Tuesday, noting the issues which have been raised deal with “touch screen” voting machines which may not be calibrated correctly.

“It made me sick”, Foster said.

But Potter County elections administrator Melynn Huntly said her office has not received any reports of faulty voting machines.

We are pleased to hear that voter turnout appears to be robust. She hopes lawmakers will pass early voting. But, according to the office, those counties account for almost 9.8 million of Texas’ 1.5 million registered voters.

Travis and Bexar Counties also saw increased in voter turnout.

Carr said Republicans lead by 40.5 percent to 33.5 percent in absentee ballots returned to date, and that Democrats have cast 20,000 fewer ballots in the first five days of early voting than they did at the same stage in 2012.

Figures released Tuesday by the Texas Secretary of State’s office reveal first-day turnout in the state’s 15 most populous counties showed sizable gains in almost every part of Texas.

What should I do if I think my rights are being infringed upon?

Early voting began in Texas on Monday, and the turnout has been massive. But the race gets much tighter when we look at everyone who has requested an early ballot for this year’s election but has not yet submitted it. “Voting about 1,500-1,600 a day so moving along pretty quick”.

“These are record numbers for us”, she said.

Early voters in Tarrant County are using the Hart InterCivic eSlate machines, the same machines that have been in use for more than a decade here.

“It’s to give convenience to the voters“, O’Brien said.

Here in Walker County more people are turning out for early voting than in previous years.

Early voting continues through November 1.

While this year’s election includes a heavily contested Presidential race between Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Party candidate Donald J. Trump, there are no locally contested races on the ballot for Dawson County.

“Not this time of day”, said voter Patrick Carson, when asked if he was expecting long lines. We ought to all be working to try to improve that.

The elections official has spoken to a few people with first-hand knowledge of the problem.