Texas Doesn’t Require Party Ballots Everywhere

AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas secretary of state says the Democratic and Republican parties pay for polling locations during the state’s primary elections, meaning that ballots for both don’t necessarily have to be offered at all locations.
There were reports during Texas’ first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday that two polling sites in Houston didn’t have Democratic ballots.
Secretary of State spokesman Sam Taylor says parties sometimes opt to consolidate precincts or