Williamson County holds special session after chaotic March 3 primary; elections administrator describes misplaced ballots, threats and fixes

Williamson County Judge Snell called a special session to hear public comment and testimony after widespread voter confusion during the March 3 primary, where many voters reported long lines, wrong-location redirects and technical glitches.

Residents and longtime election workers told the court they saw avoidable failures on election day. “We knew this was gonna be a problem,” Katie Jimenez, of the Williamson County Democrats communications team, said, describing long lines and voters who left before casting ballots. Several precinct chairs and poll workers echoed that account, citing late location changes, missing voter cards and understaffed polling sites.

The county’s Republican chair, Michelle Evans, acknowledged the party’s decision to conduct precinct-level, party-specific polling on election day “had consequences,” apologized for errors her organization controlled and blamed a mix of factors — including last-minute location changes and unequal consumable allocations — for the breakdown in voter flow. “Failing voters and candidates is inexcusable,” Evans said, while also asserting that some confusion resulted from how locations were shared and resourced.

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