Footage showed electronic pollbooks adding voter check-ins after the polls closed, an issue caused by a download delay in the software, according to Dallas County. It isn’t evidence of fraud.
, where it addressed the rumor on Nov. 13. The electronic pollbook shown in the video clip was one of thousands that was loaded with Dallas County’s list of 1.4 million registered voters and then shipped to early voting locations and Election Day vote centers, the department said in the statement.and certified by the Texas secretary state, were used to check in voters before they cast their ballots.
The county consulted with the software company, which sent a statement that said the activity was"normal" and"expected" after the close of polls. The county also noted that during election canvassing, the number of voters who received ballots from the pollbooks is compared with the number of ballots tallied and any discrepancies between the two are investigated.
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