AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Hays County Republican Party announced on Dec. 19, 2025, that it couldn’t follow through on its plan to hand count votes during the upcoming March primaries. In October 2025, the ...

Texas Republicans in two counties have dropped proposals to hand-count ballots in their upcoming March primary elections, backing away from the effort after determining it would be too costly and ...

Texas Republicans in two counties who were pushing to count ballots by hand in their March primaries are abandoning their plans, citing logistical concerns. The Dallas County Republican Party said it ...

Dallas County Republicans will return to machine ballot counting during the next March primary. They aimed to do a hand count for election day ballots, but could not find enough workers or volunteers ...

The Dallas County Republican Party has officially canceled its plan to hand-count ballots for the upcoming March primary, citing a shortage of more than 1,500 volunteers needed to meet legal reporting ...

The Dallas County GOP is reversing course after its months-long fight for the party to hand-count ballots cast in the March primary. Dallas County GOP Chairman Allen West announced on Tuesday that the ...

A sign marks station 3 where a ballot scanner is located at the Dallas County Elections Training/Warehouse Facility in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer The Dallas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dallas County GOP Chair Allen West said the party would not hand-count ballots during the March 2026 primary as it had hoped.

Dallas County Republicans have abandoned a proposal to hand-count paper ballots for the upcoming March primary. GOP Chair Allen West cited significant shortages in funding, equipment, and the ...

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