Early voting for November’s election begins Monday and stretches through Nov. 1.
With this election cycle comes changes throughout Hays County. Voters in the county can now utilize county-wide polling, which allows voting at any polling site in Hays County during early voting and on Election Day — Nov. 5.
Hays County will also be utilizing new voting machines. The machines used this year have a touch screen that includes the ability to toggle back-andforth between English and Spanish during voting and will print a paper confirmation of a voter’s selections. The machine will print out the voter’s selections for review after it asks twice if the voter is sure the selections are correct. Poll workers can assist in canceling a ballot and restarting the voting process if a voter notices a mistake on the ballot after it’s printed. The ballot is cast by placing the printout in a secure scanner that records the vote electronically. The paper printout will serve as a backup if a recount occurs.
