Gov. Greg Abbott made some changes in July to voting procedures in light of the pandemic, including extending the early voting period and allowing mail-in ballots to be dropped off before Election Day.
Thursday, Abbott announced that only one absentee ballot location will be allowed in each county. Some are already criticizing the move as , in a state where it is already
However, the news won't affect at the main elections office in Fort Worth, located at 2700 Premier St.
鈥淰oters who are coming in just to drop off their ballots 鈥� their own ballots 鈥� can use the drive-through, and without even getting out of their car, hand over the ballot, show the ID, sign the roster and then carry on with their day," county elections administrator Heider Garcia said.
Garcia said there鈥檚 no reason to wait to submit your mail-in ballot, whether you're mailing it in or dropping it off.
鈥淭hink about your ballot as a million-dollar winning lottery ticket. Why would you wait to cash it?" he said. "Get it done as soon as you can."
Garcia said in-person voters should also cast their ballots early. That way, if something goes wrong, voters can come back the next day and make sure their vote has been counted.
To avoid misinformation and confusion, Garcia pointed local voters to and the election department鈥檚 official
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Registration Deadline: October 5
Early Voting: October 13-30
Election Day: November 3
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