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County elections staff request new election administrator and budget buffers as state changes loom
Summary
Elections staff told the commissioners court that recent state law changes could raise local election costs and operational hours; they asked to create a dedicated election-administrator position, buy additional iPad polling units and plan for expanded early‑voting operations if state rules take effect.
Elections staff told the Van Zandt County commissioners court on Friday that recent state legislation and pending administrative rules could substantially increase local election staffing and equipment costs, and asked the court to create a new election-administrator position and approve several equipment purchases.
Shannon, an elections official, said multiple election-law changes that took effect this year — and another state change that could take effect if state rulemaking completes — would expand the county’s required voting hours and staffing demands. “One bill… will eliminate early voting and create an election period, which starts 12 days before the election and goes straight through to election day,” Shannon said, adding that if…
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