Tarrant County Voters Denied Mail-In Ballots, Try To Learn To Avoid Pitfalls

Arlington TX

03 March, 2022

6:33 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report March 2, 2022 July Alter has been voting by mail for 18 years in Tarrant County, and she'd never run into any problems, until now. Now that the primary election is over, election administrators and county officials can turn the attention to educating the public on the new voting requirements ahead of the May runoff and municipal elections. Alter tried three separate times to successfully obtain and cast her ballot by mail for the March 1 primary. She has yet to find success. "Yeah, it is frustrating!" Alter said. Alter isn't alone. Tarrant County estimates nearly 25% of ballots were rejected unless the voters who submitted the ballot take corrective action. It's a part of a larger state trend that's seen thousands of ballot applications rejected since February. Last year the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1. The law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, creates new restrictions on voters. This includes voters who rely on mail-in ballots. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.