Bexar County voters report polling location concerns as early voting continues; local party leaders respond – KSAT

Bexar County voters report polling location concerns as early voting continues; local party leaders respond  KSAT

Bexar County voters have continued to contact KSAT with concerns about touchscreen voting machines, ballot scanners and wait times during early voting. BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – – Bexar County voters have continued to contact KSAT with concerns about touchscreen voting machines, ballot scanners and wait times during early voting. Some voters told KSAT they had to make selections more than once before they appeared correctly on screen. Others said they noticed a selection they did not intend to make while reviewing their ballot. A smaller number of messages described scanner problems or uncertainty about the handling of paper ballots when a scanner was unavailable. Christine Welde, co-chair of the Bexar County Democratic Party’s Election Integrity and Voter Protection Committee, said her group has received similar reports.

Welde, who also said she has worked as a Bexar County poll worker, said she experienced a touchscreen issue while voting at Cornerstone Church. “I can tell you my personal experience. I voted at Cornerstone Church. I selected up to five times, one, two, three, four, five, finally got it to register and then it registered, not the candidate that I intended to select,” Welde said. Welde said she has not seen evidence that voting machines are intentionally changing votes. She said touchscreen sensitivity or calibration could be a possible explanation, but she believes