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Poll workers, residents say March primary left voters waiting; county urged to review moving-services contract
Summary
Poll workers, party leaders and volunteers told the Williamson County Commissioners Court that equipment-delivery delays and restricted site access on primary election day caused long lines, late openings and disenfranchised voters; speakers urged the court to revisit a moving-services contract and scheduled a follow-up discussion for March 24.
Many poll workers, party leaders and voters told the Williamson County Commissioners Court on March 10 that problems during the March 3 primary left some polling locations late to open and many voters waiting in long lines.
"We were not allowed to enter our rooms until 6 in the morning on Election Day. We cannot set up an election site in one hour," said Nitha Inger, a Cedar Park poll worker with nearly 10 years' experience, who told the court she opposed a moving-services contract (an agenda item) because the contracted delivery schedule forced poll workers into impossible setup windows. "That is unacceptable. We need to do better for our voters."
Jose Orta, a Taylor poll worker since 1996, described his polling place for five precincts as "chaotic"…
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