Electronic poll book software issue fix cuts voting wait times in Dallas County

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Electronic poll book software issue fix cuts voting wait times in Dallas County
Decision 2024
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In Dallas County, some voters had long lines on Monday due to a software issue, which has since been resolved, according to election officials.

: Find key dates, how to check your voter status, how to find out where and when you can vote early and on Election Day, and what you'll need to bring with you to the polls.Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day. On that day, polls will be open in Texas from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You'll be allowed to vote if you're in line by 7 p.m. on Election Day.Early voting runs from Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Nov. 1.

Some voters reported waiting more than an hour and a half to cast their ballot Monday, but on Tuesday, most voters at the Samuell Grand Rec Center in East Dallas said their wait was around 20 minutes.According to the elections department, on Monday, when voters checked in, some electronic poll books displayed a black screen or error message, and in some cases, they printed the wrong ballot.

“We were able to identify the software problem with the vendor, the vendor provided a workaround for that problem, and today everything is running smoothly,” Garcia said. “Some voters did get the wrong ballot and there’s actually no legal remedy for that. We can not go back to a box and pull out a ballot or give a second ballot to a voter. So that’s something that will have to be dealt with after the election if it has an impact or not."“Absolutely.

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