Early voting comes to an end in Tarrant County

Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3, early voter turnout shows participation is high, surpassing records for previous elections, including the 2016 election.

The Texas Secretary of State's Office reported a 60.16% early voting turnout. Across the county’s 729 precincts, 666,582 ballots were cast in-person out of 1,212,524 registered voters. The cumulative number of mail-in ballots as of Oct. 30 is 62,913. According to the secretary of state’s records, in 2016, the total early voting turnout was 47.14% out of 1,077,598 registered voters.

If you voted by mail, the nonprofit Vote America has also released an online tool to track mail-in ballots as they arrive at elections offices across Texas. Voters can check if their mail-in ballot was received by their county's respective election office.

The Tarrant County Election Board issued an election emergency Nov. 2 as electronic scanners have rejected almost one-third of mail-in ballots the county first announced Oct. 27. According to county officials, the ballot error coincides with a number of election board members being unavailable due to COVID-19. The emergency meeting Monday to added 56 new members to the board for a total of 136.

Throughout early voting, Oct. 30 reported the highest turnout, with over 50,000 ballots cast. In terms of total early voting turnout, Tarrant County ranks 29th out of 254 counties. The top five counties with the highest voter turnout are McCulloch, Collin, Kendall, Williamson and Blanco counties.

Election Day is Nov. 3 and is the last day to cast your ballot. Polls will open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Voters can visit any voting location in the county. A full list of locations can be found on the Tarrant County elections website.

For more 2020 election coverage, visit our website at communityimpact.com/vote for a list of candidates, sample ballots and live updates.