Dallas County elections official promises full review after problems closed some polling places for hours Saturday
Six sites had issues with voting, including three in an area where there was a hotly contested race for the District 7 City Council seat.
After volunteers at one of the busiest polling places in South Dallas had to turn voters away for nearly four hours Saturday when voting machines stopped working, Dallas County’s top elections official is vowing to review what happened.
The issues occurred during municipal elections when 14 seats for the Dallas City Council were on the ballot, including a hotly contested race in District 7, which is in South Dallas.
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Three South Dallas polling sites down during first hour of voting in local elections
Three South Dallas polling sites down during first hour of voting in local elections
The affected locations were in the City Council’s District 7, which is home to the most hotly contested council race. The county said all three sites were operational after about an hour.
Signage marking an official polling location outside of the George Allen Courts building in Downtown Dallas, during the first day of early voting, on Monday, April 19, 2021(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Updated May 1 at 5:30 p.m.: Revised to include quotes from a voter.
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The Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space in far east Dallas grows crops, community on former church property.
Credit: Byron Harris Author: Byron Harris Updated: 7:30 AM CDT April 20, 2021
DALLAS Four prime acres, which used to sit unused behind Owenwood United Methodist Church in far east Dallas, are now an urban farm. In 2017, Owenwood became unsustainable as a church, but energy and ingenuity are molding it into a faith-based community center.
It is still part of the United Methodist Church, but now called Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space. Josh Esparza, 28, campus pastor since 2018, said this is the first year the farm will produce crops on a large scale.