Commissioners approve seeking reimbursement for approximately $8,000 in expenses, excluding overtime, as early voting approaches.
More than 8,000 Lubbock County voters were affected by a statewide voter registration software failure, and approximately 1,000 records remain unprocessed just one week before early voting, County Elections Administrator Troy Havard told commissioners Monday.
The Lubbock County Commissioners Court unanimously approved seeking reimbursement from the Texas Secretary of State for approximately $8,000 in additional expenses, excluding overtime. The state set October 19, the first day of early voting, as the reimbursement deadline, according to Havard…