The release of early voting results for Democratic primary elections was delayed after the Texas Supreme Court struck down a previous court order keeping polls open for an additional two hours.
What you need to know
A court order temporarily allowed Democratic primary polling locations in Dallas County to remain open until 9 p.m., before later being “struck down” by the Texas Supreme Court, according to the Dallas County Elections website.
Early voting results for the county’s Republican primary election were released at 7 p.m., while unofficial totals for the Democratic primary were released at 9 p.m.
According to the Texas Supreme Court order, votes cast by voters who were not in line to vote at 7 p.m. “should be separated.”
A Dallas County Elections Department official confirmed that voters who got in line after 7 p.m. were given a provisional ballot, which are used when there are questions about a voter’s eligibility.
In a news release following the initial injunction, Dallas County’s Democratic Party cited “documented voting access issues and administrative hurdles” due to a switch from precinct-based voting from countywide voting—which the county has used in previous elections and allowed voters to vote at any vote center in the county.
What’s next?
An update on the expected release time of Dallas County election day voting totals could not be provided, as of 10:30 p.m.
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