Commissioners Court approves purchase of electronic poll books for Nov. 2025 elections

At a special session Thursday, the Commissioners Court approved purchasing new electronic poll books using funds from the election service fund to replace existing poll books for the Nov. 2025 election and future elections.

The action came after the presiding official announced the single-item agenda and said, "No citizen's input. No consent. I have 1 item on the agenda. Discuss and take action to accept the purchase of new electronic poll books with funds from the election service funds to replace existing poll books from for the November 2025 election and future elections." The presiding official then moved for approval; a commissioner seconded the motion. After a show of hands, the presiding official said, "All in favor, raise your hand. Motion carries."

The court noted Commissioner Kuygendahl was absent and that the meeting had a quorum. No members of the public offered comments on the item during the session.

According to remarks on the record, the purchase will be paid from the jurisdiction's election service fund and is intended to replace the jurisdiction's existing poll books for the Nov. 2025 election and subsequent elections. The transcript did not specify the number of devices to be purchased, the vendor, the total cost, or an implementation schedule.

The court took no additional directions, referrals, or requests for staff reports on the record; the transcript records only the motion, second and the approving vote by the court.

Future steps such as vendor selection, procurement timeline, training, or deployment were not discussed on the record and therefore are not described here.