Markings on Your Ballot Do Not Make It Invalid; TX Secretary of State

An NBC 5 viewer asked us about something that's been circling on social media.

They saw posts that say any extra ink or writing on ballots make them invalid.

We reached out to the Texas Secretary of State's Office. They told us that claim is false.

“This claim is false. In Texas, extraneous markings on a ballot will not invalidate the ballot -- it will still be counted,” said Stephen Chang, Director of Communications for the Office of the Secretary of State.

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Early Voting Wait Times

Dallas County voting location wait times (green <15 minutes; yellow 15-30; red >30)
Collin County voting location wait times (green <20 minutes; yellow 20-40; red >40)
Tarrant County voting location wait times (green <29 minutes; yellow 30-44 minutes; orange 45-59 minutes; red >60 minutes; blue means no data available.)
Denton County does not report wait times.

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