Updated - Democratic party reports up to 1/3 of voters being turned away in Dallas County

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Tuesday, Mar. 03, 2026 Tuesday, Mar. 03, 2026 at 3:46:14pm PST

UPDATE: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026 · 4:26:47 AM +00:00 · kbman

Initially a local judge ruled that polling places should remain open an additional two hours. THEN Ken Paxton ran to the state Supreme Court who instructed Dallas and WIlliamson counties to segregate ballots received after 7:00. They have declared them provisional and they may or may not count.

www.texastribune.org/...

I still check out Elmo’s cesspool to see what is trending there. I just saw reports from the Texas Democratic Party that up to 1/3 of voters in both Dallas and Williamson counties are having trouble voting. This is due to those counties opting to vote differently from the rest of the state, and is causing confusion. Apparently people could vote at any county polling place during early voting, but are required to vote at their precinct on election day. This has not been the rule since 2019.

DALLAS — Many Dallas County voters were turned away from their usual polling place on Tuesday morning, due to a new process that restricts where residents can vote on Election Day.

In Dallas County, voters are required to go to their assigned precinct on Election Day, which is different from early voting, when residents could cast a ballot at any vote center in the county. Plus, since Dallas County Democrats and Republicans are holding separate elections, your voting location may be specific to your party affiliation, WFAA previously reported.

Voters are urged to double and triple-check their voting location before heading to the polls. To find their assigned polling place, voters can visit the Dallas County Elections Department website (dallascountyvotes.org). A red “Election Day” banner directs users to search by address to locate their specific precinct.

“I think we’re going to see a lot of instances of people going to the same polling location that they have always gone to and then being told that they can’t vote there,” Jessica Huseman, editorial director of VoteBeat, previously told WFAA.

Dallas County voters, poll workers report confusion on Election Day