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Elections official warns pending state law would require early voting sites to serve as vote centers; requests central-count scanner and grant support
Summary
The county elections administrator briefed the court on pending state legislation that would require early voting sites to operate as election-day vote centers and on a request to buy a central high-speed ballot scanner, seeking grant support to offset costs.
The county elections administrator told the Commissioners Court pending state legislation would change early voting rules and asked the court to budget for both operational impacts and equipment the office wants to buy ahead of the 2026 cycle.
The administrator summarized the bill: it would narrow the three-day gap between early voting and election day, require any early-voting site to serve as an election-day vote center, and change how results are reported by combining early-voting and election-day…
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