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About 2,500 ballots cast at Richardson's three early voting sites on day one, with the Melrose Drive church drawing more than half

Ministerios Charisma logged 1,387 voters Monday, Dallas County's unofficial tally shows. Countywide, the first day's 76,243 ballots topped the first days of the 2018 and 2022 midterms.

Reese Pennington· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 20, 20262 min read

Election Day Voting - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Voters cast 2,495 ballots on Monday at the three early voting centers inside Richardson, according to Dallas County's unofficial day-one turnout report by location, posted late Monday night.

Most of them went through one door. Ministerios Charisma, 740 Melrose Drive, recorded 1,387 voters, more than half of the city's total. The Islamic Association of North Texas on Abrams Road logged 687, and the Arzell Ball Center on South Greenville Avenue logged 421.

| Richardson site | Ballots, Oct. 19 | |---|---| | Ministerios Charisma, 740 Melrose Drive | 1,387 | | Islamic Association of North Texas, 840 Abrams Road | 687 | | Arzell Ball Center, 410 S. Greenville Ave. | 421 | | Total | 2,495 |

Countywide

Dallas County's unofficial first-day total was 76,243 across its vote centers. The busiest site on the report was Fretz Park Library in North Dallas, with 2,707, followed by the Oak Lawn Branch Library at 2,446.

KERA, citing a preliminary county figure of 76,079 and Texas Secretary of State records, reported that the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm drew 59,389 Dallas County voters and the first day in 2022 drew 32,605.

Voting the rest of the period

Dallas County voters can use any of the county's vote centers. Hours, as posted by Richardson ISD from the county schedule, are:

  • 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 24
  • noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
  • 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Richardson residents registered in Collin County vote at Collin County sites, none of which is inside the city during early voting, according to the county's list.

The county labels its location report unofficial, and daily totals can change as records are reconciled.

Sources

dallascountyvotes.org

kera.org

web.risd.org

dallascounty.org

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Reese Pennington· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Reese Pennington covers Richardson city hall, the council, and county government.

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