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Summary
Background
Recent problems with voting on election day are the basis for Dr. Allen's bill. Texas election code requires that the polls be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day. This bill would extend those hours until 9:00 p.m. on election day to give voters more opportunity to reach their polling precincts after work to vote. An increase in daily activities of families coordinating work and school schedules sometimes makes it hard for them to vote at their precinct on election day. Long lines and fewer machines at some polling locations are making it very difficult for working Texans to vote before they go into work, or to vote before 7:00 p.m. after work.
Additional Links
E-voting Failures in the 2006 Mid-Term Election Problems(pdf file)
A Passionate, Patient Electorate; Voters Wait in Long Lines at the Polls
Washington Post article 2/2/2004
