EARLY VOTING TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE
RLY VOTING BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT
EARLY VOTING LAGUNA VISTA
By Remi Garza
Cameron County Elections Director
To All Contracting Entities:
Please be advised that a few of the Early Voting Sites have experienced a situation where once the ballots are scanned by the precinct scanner they are not falling into the Transfer Case (Ballot Box) properly.
To All Contracting Entities:
Please be advised that a few of the Early Voting Sites have experienced a situation where once the ballots are scanned by the precinct scanner they are not falling into the Transfer Case (Ballot Box) properly.
It appears that they are getting caught on a guide inside the box that should allow them to fall freely into the Transfer Case. Consequently, they are interfering with additional ballots from being scanned and we have had to use the Emergency Ballot Box until the pathway can be cleared. 
As a preventative measure we are going to exchange the receiving part of the ballot scanner, which houses the Transfer Case, from the DS 300 for the DS 200 receptacle. We will not be replacing the Scanners themselves as they are working properly. This should allow for the ballots to fall freely into the Transfer Case as the internal guide has a different design.
We are still investigating the cause of this situation and are working with our vendor. We believe several factors could be influencing the situation, such as the weight of the ballot stock, the relative humidity of the polling sites and/or the heat from the printers in more heavily utilized Early Voting Sites.
Regardless of the contributing factors, we believe that we will no longer have the situation we are currently experiencing and the guide will no longer interfere with the continued scanning of the ballots at the Early Voting Sites.
Thank you for understanding and I want to assure you that all ballots cast have been properly processed and are secure in the Transfer Cases at each site.
Thank you for understanding and I want to assure you that all ballots cast have been properly processed and are secure in the Transfer Cases at each site.
Further, that the exchanges are happening while the early voting sites are open and active and under the supervision of the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. As of this time the only locations that have been switched out are the Brownsville Public Library, the San Benito Community Building, Southmost Public Library, and the Main Office at the Cameron County Judicial Complex.
Tomorrow we will be exchanging at South Padre Island Community Center, Port Isabel City Hall, Laguna Vista City Hall, Los Fresnos Community Center, and Rancho Veijo City Hall.
As time permits, if it becomes necessary, we will coordinate with the Sheriff’s Office with respect to the other Early Voting Sites.
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