The number of people in our four largest counties who've cast their ballots during the first four days of early voting has dropped by nearly 175,000 people compared to the same time during the midterm election four years ago.
Despite the soggy start to early voting, people out in the rain Friday who cast their ballots looked on the bright side.Another voter, Don Hall said,"Rain is no big deal, you get a little wet, but voting is the most important thing you can do as a citizen so come on out - get it done."Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Dr. Allison Campolo said,"Monday was our big excitement day for early voting, we expected a large turnout, which got rained out.
In Dallas County, the number of people who've cast ballots in-person and by mail during the first four days of early voting dropped from 222,957 in 2018 to 148,367 this year.Early voting is lower in Collin County as well this year with 90,346 who cast their ballots compared to four years ago when 119,114 did so.Barnes said Republicans don't trust the mail to deliver their ballots in time."People were reminded as an example by the U.S.
She also said many people wait until election day when more polling locations are open."We have 50 voting sites right now and we have over 150 on election day and for some people, it's a lot more convenient to go to their local polling location on election day. and some folks feel it's a bit safer."