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Residents and election workers split over countywide voting centers during public comments
Summary
Several Denton County residents used the courthouse public-comment period to debate countywide election day voting centers: some urged adoption to reduce voter confusion and turnout loss, while others warned the change complicates audits and risks ballot secrecy.
DENTON, Texas — During the Denton County Commissioners Court public-comment period Tuesday, multiple residents and election workers debated whether the county should adopt countywide election-day voting centers, with speakers offering opposing accounts of voter confusion and concerns about ballot secrecy.
Opponents said consolidating precincts into countywide voting centers can make audits harder and can expose how a single precinct's small subtotals reveal individual ballot choices. Kirk Hyde spoke first against countywide voting, saying that in a recent…
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