More than 5,000 voters, a record number for early ballots, hit the polls Monday in both Potter and Randall Counties on the first day of early voting allowed in Texas, forcing election workers to keep polls open past the 5 p.m. deadline at some locations. Randall County reported that 3,311 ballots were submitted Monday, up nearly 700 from the 2,660 that were cast on the first day for voting in 2012. “I have not seen that for a first day ever,” Randall County Elections Administrator Shannon Lackey said of Monday’s turnout. read more

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