Urgent Notification: Recommended Mitigation of SolarWinds Orion Platform Compromise

Early voting has begun in Texas. Many counties are seeing not only a record number of registered voters but also record turnouts at polling locations. Lines of voters waiting to cast a ballot have been seen wrapping around buildings or city blocks, and in some locations, those waits can be a couple of hours.

As counties prepare for the Nov. 3 general election, they should understand these key points about the election workers they employ to work the polls.

Texas counties are generally responsible for election management and costs. Among these important responsibilities are the proper storage and maintenance of expensive voting machines.