DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Elections Department has been awarded more than $15,000,000 from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to assist with resources and staffing for what’s expected to be an historic election in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The CTCL is a nonpartisan non-profit that connects elections officials with technology to better communicate with voters and increase civic engagement.
According to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, the grant will allow Dallas County to hire additional personnel, purchase additional voting and mail ballot sorting equipment, open and operate more Early Voting and Election Day locations, ensure sanitizing of voting equipment and purchase sufficient PPE for both poll-workers and voters.
“We know this election will be unlike any other in recent history because of a unique combination of anticipated long lines due to the Governor blocking expanded mail-in-voting during the pandemic, the legislature’s elimination of straight-ticket voting, necessity for social distancing due to the pandemic and longer ballots due to the addition of municipal and ISD races and measures,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. “The over $15 million grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to our Dallas County Elections Department for this general election acknowledges the challenges we face and provides resources to ensure your vote counts and we have a safe and secure election this November.”
Toni Pippins-Poole, Elections Administrator for Dallas County said that the grant money is an investment in the success of our upcoming election.
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