Dallas Democrats withdraw lawsuit seeking to count primary ballots cast during extended voting hours

Primary ballots cast by Democratic voters in Dallas who got in line to vote after 7 p.m. won’t be tallied, after the county Democratic party Thursday withdrew a lawsuit seeking to have them counted.

Dallas County officials had told Votebeat 1,756 Democratic ballots were in limbo pending the resolution of the lawsuit.

Dallas County Democrats said the party had determined the Texas Supreme Court “is no longer a viable forum for seeking a fair and independent application of the law regarding this issue.”

The Texas Supreme Court has yet to rule on a lawsuit involving ballots cast after 7 p.m. at two Williamson County polling places. That ruling will determine whether 12 ballots in the Democratic primary and 4 ballots in the Republican primary should be counted, county officials said.



https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/03/12/texas-supreme-court-dallas-williamson-county-primary-late-ballots/