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Public commenter alleges returned vote-by-mail and requests corrected election address
Summary
During public comment, Miss Enrique Diaz said she had heard elderly voters' mail-in ballots were returned to a wrong address and unclaimed and that the County Judge was reviewing mail and electronic equipment; she told the court she had no proof and requested the election administrator's address be corrected online.
Miss Enrique Diaz addressed the Maverick County Commissioners Court during the citizens communications portion of the Sept. 16 meeting to report what she said she had heard from county staff about mailed ballots.
Diaz said some votes by mail submitted by elderly voters were returned to the wrong address and left unclaimed. She mentioned a prior address tied to "Mister Smarbo" and said she had been told the County Judge was reviewing incoming mail and video equipment, but she emphasized she had no proof of those reports: "I haven't investigated to find any proof to what I am hearing... I am not making accusations. I'm telling you what I heard," Diaz said. Diaz asked that the correct election-administrator address be posted on the Internet so mail would be delivered to the intended recipient.
The statement was presented as information Diaz had received from staff; the transcript records no response, investigation, or challenge from court members during the meeting. Diaz said she would pursue the issue further outside the meeting if necessary.
The court did not take formal action on the matter during the special session; no county official provided a factual response on the record at that time.
