Court Rulings Throw Dallas County Vote Tally Into Uncertainty
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A Texas district judge ordered Dallas County to keep polling places open two extra hours due to voter confusion from a recent rule change affecting where votes could be cast.
- The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked this extension, ruling that votes cast by those not in line by 7 p.m. should be separated and not counted.
- Dallas County election officials marked ballots cast after 7 p.m. as provisional and segregated them pending further legal review.
- The challenge to the extended voting hours was filed by the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is involved in a contentious Republican primary.
- State officials emphasized the importance of following election laws, with the attorney general’s office clarifying the filing was made under a deputy’s
