Dallas County officials say the midterm elections went well, despite months of concerns from commissioners, new rules related to changes in state law and...
“I’ve definitely been concerned about everything going off well, because it’s very clear that Commissioner Price wants Michael Scarpello out,” Koch said. “I knew that for him to stick around he’d have to do a really good job and even then it might not be possible for him to withstand the onslaught that Price has planned for him.”$42 million in the last five years to ramp up staffing, equipment and advertising for elections.
The elections department coined the phrase “when in doubt, fill both out” and advertised to the public about the new mail-in ballot information.Of the November election, less than 2 percent have been outright rejected thus far, according to department data. Of the 20,834 mail ballots received on time, 291 were rejected, and 619 are pending review.
Scarpello said most of the “drama” between poll watchers and poll workers happened at early voting polls. Payroll was more shaky than Scarpello would have liked. His initial plans to implement an electronic payroll system were upended. Scarpellothat timesheets would be included in a phone app for Election Day workers, but plans were postponed indefinitely by the county auditor. Instead, poll workers were to record their time manually.
Noble and Daniel said they heard that some centers did not receive sufficient extension cords. The DNC chair said that in one instance, there were no tables or chairs. “Once the polls closed at 7 p.m. on Election Day, the upload traffic on the network decreased and, as a result, the downloads appeared to have sped up significantly,” the department said.
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