Reports recording an increase in rejected mail-in ballots after two recent Tarrant County elections are inaccurate due to documenting errors, elections officials told the Fort Worth Report.
Public filings with the Texas Secretary of State’s office show Tarrant County rejected 38% of mail-in ballots cast during the nationally watched Texas Senate District 9 runoff election and 18% of mail-in ballots during the November election that included the first round of the Senate race and 17 amendments to the state constitution.
However, county officials maintain those figures reflect flaws in election reports because of a “poorly designed” state form used to count results…