Residents urge Denton County to adopt Election Day vote centers after reports of redirected voters

Dozens of Denton County residents and election workers urged the Denton County Commissioners Court on April 1, 2025, to adopt countywide Election Day vote centers, saying current precinct-based Election Day voting is causing voters to be turned away or redirected.

The appeals came during the public comment portion of the court’s meeting. Speakers included local election judges, clerks and volunteers who said they had documented large numbers of voters who arrived at the wrong polling location and were sent elsewhere on Election Day.

Jane Scholz, who identified herself as a voter, election worker and voter registrar, said volunteers and judges counted redirected voters on two recent election days and that the results show a persistent problem. “An estimated 15, that’s 1 in every 6 voters, in the May primary runoff on Election Day were told they could not vote at the first polling place they visited,” Scholz said. “On November 5 … 11 percent, more than 7,000 registered voters were redirected according to our…