Voting machines stand ready at the Tarrant County Election Commission on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Fort Worth.
Amanda McCoy
amccoy@star-telegram.com
Early voting is drawing thousands of voters to polling places across Tarrant County, including to the Como Community Center, but were some of the machines out of commission as residents went to vote at the Fort Worth site on Tuesday?
The short answer: Yes, there were some machines that needed tech support at the Como voting location, at 4660 Horne St, but not for long, according to the county.
In a Wednesday email, the county confirmed that six machines required technician support on Tuesday. A help ticket was submitted at 8:40 a.m. and by 9:16 a.m., all but one machine was back online.
“We did not experience major delays because of this issue,” the statement from the Tarrant County reads.
Technicians are always on standby during an election, according the county.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Eleanor (Elly) Dearman is a Texas politics and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She’s based in Austin, covering the Legislature and its impact on North Texas. She grew up in Denton and has been a reporter for more than six years.
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