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Hays County Commissioners Court voted to remove or update multiple voting locations due to ADA accessibility concerns.
A Driftwood voting location was removed while locations in Dripping Springs and Buda were relocated. The location at the LBJ Student Center on the Texas State University campus will remain and be brought into compliance.
Following approval of Hays County polling locations for the Nov. 4 election at their Aug. 19 meeting, the court determined that the following polling locations did not meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards: the Buda subdivision of Sunfield, the Driftwood Community Center, the Dripping Springs ISD Center for Learning and Leadership, and the LBJ Student Center at Texas State University.
Commissioner Walt Smith moved to remove the Driftwood Community Center and to relocate the Sunfield voting station to the Holiday Inn Express located at 15295 I-35 in Buda, which is next door to Sunfield Station. Additionally he moved to relocate the Dripping Springs ISD Center for Learning and Leadership voting location to Patriots Hall of Dripping Springs Wellness Center located at 231 Patriots Hall Blvd. in Dripping Springs.
The LBJ Student Center on Texas State Universities campus will remain an active voting center.
“Some relatively minor ADA issues with the LBJ Student Center were brought to Texas State’s attention. The university committed to addressing said issues. At this time TXST anticipates serving as a voting location as it has in past election cycles,” TXST Assistant Director of Media Relations Jayme Blaschke said.
”I would like to say thank you to the university for acting quickly in order to bring that location back into compliance and meeting the needs that were addressed to us,” Smith said.
Judge Ruben Becerra seconded the motion.
”Thank you to the city of San Marcos for helping us in other spaces. Honestly elections are for everyone and everyone is weighing in and doing their best to make this happen,” Becerra said.
