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Lubbock County sets early‑voting plan and OKs contingency in elections software contract
Summary
The county approved early‑voting dates, sites and staffing for the May 26, 2026 runoff and authorized the county judge to sign an elections‑software amendment that includes a contingency vendor fee the elections administrator described as $1,500 per election if external services are required. Officials also discussed a backlog printing voter cards and limits imposed by the state system.
Lubbock County Commissioner's Court on April 13 approved the early‑voting schedule, main early‑voting site, ballot judges, election‑day vote centers and central counting‑station staff for the May 26, 2026 Democratic and Republican runoff and authorized a software agreement amendment intended to protect the county's ability to run poll books.
Why it matters: The actions lay out the logistics voters will rely on for the May 26 runoff and add an administrative safeguard that could require the county to pay a vendor to build poll books if state systems or local capacity fail.
The court voted unanimously to adopt the early‑voting…
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