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Commissioners oppose state effort to eliminate countywide polling places and electronic poll books
Summary
El Paso County approved a resolution opposing any legislative attempt to end countywide polling places and electronic poll books, citing higher turnout and voter convenience; Elections Administrator Lisa Wise and voting-rights groups testified in support.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday adopted a resolution opposing any effort by the Texas Legislature to eliminate countywide polling-place programs and the use of electronic poll books.
The resolution, approved by voice vote, says countywide polling places let voters cast ballots at any location within the county on election day rather than being limited to a single precinct, and that the program had boosted turnout and reduced provisional ballots. Lisa Wise, the countys elections administrator, told the court that the countys November 2020 rollout of the…
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