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Dallas County elections chief faces questions over background checks, payroll and hand-count logistics ahead of March primary
Summary
Commissioners questioned elections leadership Oct. 21 about background-check policy for poll workers, payroll delays, equipment problems at early voting locations and the logistics of a requested election-day hand count for the March primary.
Dallas County Commissioners Court used a broad briefing Oct. 21 to put elections leadership on notice about multiple operational risks ahead of upcoming elections, including confusion over background checks for existing poll workers, recurring payroll delays for temporary election staff, several reported equipment and supply issues at early voting locations and the logistical demands associated with a Republican request to conduct an election-day hand count in the March primary.
The elections administrator told the court that background checks would not be required of current…
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