Thank You, Election Workers

Dear Editor,
   The citizens of Travis County owe a debt of gratitude to the county employees and the community volunteers who worked during the November election period to ensure that every vote was counted and that the election ran smoothly.
    The employees of the Elections Division of Travis County worked long hours preparing the ballots and the eSlate machines, training election workers, and counting ballots. The Assessor-Collector's Office processed a record number of voter registration cards. The sheriff's officers delivered the equipment containing the votes to the counting sites from receiving stations and early voting sites.
    Citizens helped as election workers through early voting at numerous sites and on Election Day at 261 precincts. Others volunteered at the Ballot Board to open and verify more than 9,500 absentee ballots.
    The League of Women Voters Austin Area thanks the election workers and citizens who worked so hard to make the election successful and the 354,000 citizens who came out to vote.