Since 2019, Hays County voters have enjoyed the benefit of countywide vote centers, making it possible for them to vote on Election Day at locations convenient for them, the same way they do during early voting periods. This means they can vote closer to where they work or where they drop their kids off for school. This has served Hays County well, as we experience explosive growth in both voter registration and voter turnout in high-profile elections.
Nice, right? Well for most of us, perhaps.
But not for Texas State Senator Bob Hall. You see, Sen. Hall has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 990, to do away with vote centers, and return to the old system that ties voters down to a single precinct voting location. Back in the day, that may have made sense: voting equipment and processes were not capable of handling more than a single precinct.
