Origin: Voting Chaos Leads to Extended Hours in Texas

A Dallas judge kept polls open two hours late, until 9 p.m. local time. The order followed voters being turned away in Dallas County and in Williamson County after a one-day return to precinct-only voting. Many who went to familiar countywide vote centers were told to go to their assigned precinct.

The change happened because local Republican parties declined to hold joint primaries, which ended countywide voting for the day and bound both parties to precinct sites. Some polling places were limited to a single party, adding to the confusion. Democrats went to court for the extension in Dallas.

The extension covered Dallas County. One Dallas College student who tried to vote on campus was redirected to a site near his neighborhood. Polls there closed at 9 p.m.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources