The Republican Party in Dallas County will switch back to a countywide voting system for the state’s May 26 runoff elections after voters experienced massive disruptions during the primary earlier this month due to the precinct-based system that was in place.
In a statement Tuesday announcing the decision, Dallas County Republican Party Chair Allen West said “there comes a time to know when to claim success and not go a bridge too far.”
“I have made the decision that seeking to do precinct based operations for the runoff Election Day exposes the DCRP to increased risk and voter confusion,” West wrote. “From the end of April through May there will be municipal elections and early voting for the runoff. All of these elections are countywide voting. To then shift for the one day runoff election to precincts would bring about large scale disruption.”
But West wouldn’t rule out returning to the precinct system
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