Tarrant County’s new voting machines are arriving just in time for
the Nov. 5 election.
The voting machines include touch
screens but will require voters to place a paper printout into a
scanner for their vote to be counted.
On Aug. 27, Tarrant
County Commissioners adopted the Hart InterCivic Verity Voting System
as the official voting system for the county.
Earlier
this month, commissioners approved an $11 million plan to purchase the
voting equipment from Hart InterCivic.
Following the
approval, Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia filed
an application for countywide voter centers with the Texas Secretary
of State.
Countywide vote centers would permit voters to
cast their ballot at any polling place within Tarrant County. The
deadline for the Texas Secretary of State to determine if countywide
vote centers will be allowed is Sept. 12.
Early voting
begins on Oct. 21.
Any media outlet wishing to view a
demonstration of the voting machines can visit the Tarrant County
Elections Office, 2700 Premier St. in Fort Worth at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Tarrant County Elections can be
reached at 817-831-8683.
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
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