The deadline to register to vote in Texas is soon. And while some North Texas counties have not seen a huge spike in new voters, Collin County is seeing a noticeable decline in mail-in ballot requests.
And while some North Texas counties have not seen a huge spike in new voters, Collin County is seeing a noticeable decline in mail-in ballot requests.
The closely watched Texas governor’s race will drive turnout in November as campaigns head into the final stretch. With one month away, it’s hard to tell if hot-button issues like abortion and border security are motivating factors. But in booming Collin County, the population growth itself is creating more potential voters. "Our growth is significant in this county," he said.
Sherbet says voters in Collin County vote early and vote often. In 2020, the county had nearly 80% turnout. But Sherbet sees a changing trend with mail-in voting still several weeks before the Oct. 27 deadline to request a mail-in ballot. "We're down on requests for mail ballots going into the midterm elections," he said. "Right now, we have about 12,000 requests queued up ready to mail ballots once we start mailing out. If you look at it four years ago, we mailed out 22,000 mail ballots."Then last spring, there was confusion over new ID requirements, with thousands of mail-in ballots flagged as improperly filled out."People just deciding they want to vote in person," he said.
Both Dallas County and Tarrant County officials say they aren’t seeing any big spikes in voter registration.
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