A letter circulating on social media is claiming there are some "anomalies" in the data for early voting in Tarrant County ahead of the November 8th general election.
The Tarrant County Elections Office has posted its own message on Twitter addressing the claims.
The author of the original letter claimed that an "unusually high" number of people from one neighborhood in Fort Worth had cast their ballots in the Stop Six neighborhood. The letter-writer also claimed they wanted confirmation of this because they were "investigating the integrity" of the election. They did not explain how they got the data or offer specific details.
In Tarrant County, voters are allowed to cast their ballots at any polling place within the city - and are not required to use the location closest to their residence. Texas law allows counties to adopt that "vote center" system and Tarrant County has used it for the past several elections.
"Voters have the choice to vote at ANY location open in the County. Choosing a location far from your home DOES NOT indicate an 'anomaly', it just means it was convenient for the voter," the Elections Office wrote in a post on Twitter. "All locations have presence of clerks that are recruited from lists provided by BOTH parties."
Tarrant County maintains a map showing all polling places and the estimated wait time at each polling location.
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