The Hays County Commissioners Court approved the removal of additional early voting locations, citing the need to balance polling places in each of the county’s four precincts, during a special called meeting Friday.
According to Texas Election Code Section 43.007 (m), no commissioners precinct can exceed more than twice the number of polling places of any other commissioners precinct. This process is necessary for the balancing of polling places in precincts.
Hays County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson said the voting location at Ledgestone Independent Living — 13150 Four Star Blvd. in Austin — could no longer be used because of COVID-19 protocols requiring mask and temperature checks, which are not allowed under the current election code. To balance the amount of polling locations in each precinct, Anderson recommended removing Simon Middle School — 3839 FM 150 in Kyle — as an early voting location.
