Dallas County Democratic Party

The ballot board worked through the weekend and into Monday evening to review which of nearly 2,000 provisional ballots to accept or reject.

The Texas Supreme Court ordered the separation of nearly 2,000 ballots cast after 7 p.m. on Election Day in Dallas County. Whether those votes get counted in final results depends on the court's final ruling.

It may be a long time before votes cast after 7 p.m. in Tuesday's primary election are counted, or a decision is made that they will be excluded.

The move comes after a Dallas County judge signed an order to keep polls open two hours later after widespread confusion over where people could vote.

Democratic and Republican lists for early voting and primary election day polling places are set after months of changes.

A Dallas County Republican Party leader who pushed for voting at locations separated by party cast his primary election ballot at a joint polling place on the first day of early voting.

Days before early voting begins Feb. 17, some Dallas County Democratic and Republican party primary election locations continue to change.

Separate Dallas County Republican and Democratic Election Day locations have not yet been finalized ahead of the March 3 primary elections.

Pedra Geter filed to challenge Dallas County Precinct 4 commissioner Elba Garcia in the March 3 Democratic primary election, but Texas election code requires candidates to prove felony charges were pardoned to hold public office — which Geter did not.

The move could require a shift away from countywide polling sites and delay primary election results.

The Dallas County Republican Party has voted to hand-count ballots in the March primary. That's one of the new election administrator's priorities.

The Dallas County Election Commission chose Ohio's Paul Adams to replace elections administrator who resigned last month.