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My name is Christy Wood.

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I'm a constituent from Precinct 4168 and have
been an

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election judge since 2016.

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You have heard from me before in support for
countywide

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voting centers on Election Day.

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You have also heard from numerous other
election judges concerning

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this topic.

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Now I am not here to give you any more

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statistics or reasons for supporting
countywide voting centers on election

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day.

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I'm here to tell the truth to those who do

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not know why Denton County hasn't already
enacted countywide voting

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centers.

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The truth is, most voters I've talked to, most
election

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workers, most Denton County election
administration staff, and indeed

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most of this very commissioner's court
supports countywide voting centers

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on Election Day.

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However, we, the 680,000 registered Denton
voters,

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the election workers and you are all being
held hostage

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by one person.

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Denton County Republican Chair Melinden
Preston.

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It takes a majority of the county
commissioners plus the

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agreement of both political party chairs to
enact changing our

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election system from precinct based to
countywide election day voting

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locations.

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After collecting data on voter redirection
over the course of

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several elections spanning a couple of years
now, after presenting

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the advantages of countywide election day
voting centers to you

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in public and private meetings, and after
receiving favorable indications

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from the majority of this court, and after
receiving public

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agreement for those changes from Delia Parker
Mims, the Denton

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County Democratic Party Chair, the loan
holdout is Melinda Preston.

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Every one of you on this court is a
Republican,

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but these issues affect all Denton voters
regardless of political

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affiliation.

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What can you do, Commissioners and Judge Eads?

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Please reason with your own party chair to end
this

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hostage situation.

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Be the hero to your constituents and to your
employees.

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If the Denton County Republican chair will not
listen to

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what their own constituents, precinct chairs,
and elected officials are

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telling them it's the right thing to do,
replace her

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the way the Dallas County Republican Party
chair was replaced

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after their disastrous attempt at precinct
based voting.

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Keep ignoring this issue at the risk of
dissatisfying your

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own voting base, risking political
consequences when it is time

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for your re election run.

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We election workers, your employees, have
presented you with compelling

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reasons to support countywide voting centers
on election day.

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We urge you to change Melinda Preston's mind.

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Thank you very much.