ROWLETT — With early voting set to begin in less than a month, the mayor of Rowlett is worried about his residents’ access to the polls after a decision to move Dallas County’s only early voting location in the city.
The last time a presidential election was on the ballot, more than 22,000 voters turned up at the Rowlett Community Centre.
“It was the eighth highest early voter turnout in all Dallas County averaging 1800 people voting a day,” said Mayor Blake Margolis.
Margolis says the city once again offered it up at no cost, anticipating even bigger crowds this time.
The Dallas County Elections Department website shows it opted instead to put its only early voting center in Rowlett at Freedom Place Church along Main Street.
The location, we found, shares limited parking space with the flower shop next door – just 11 spots in total.
The community center, in contrast, has several hundred.
The church is also a smaller building, leaving Margolis worried voters are more likely to be left lining out the door.