Elections office takes mail-in voting into own hands

Hays County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson plans to mail ballots directly from their office in San Marcos to voters instead of working with a company in Arizona for fear of mailing delays from out of state. 

The Hays County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to rescind the contract they awarded Runbeck Election Services for election ballot printing, insertion and mailing services at the request of Anderson. 

 “I don’t have any fear that the post office isn’t going to handle the mail properly,” Anderson said. “I’ve been on many calls with the regional post office and at the state and federal level and every indication I have is that they are working diligently to handle mail ballots efficiently.”