DeWitt County along with Counties all over the state ran into problems right away during Tuesday's election.

Ballots this year were too big. DeWitt County Clerk Dana Smith explains the paper company made the ballots this year too big causing their machines problems when trying to process the ballots. According to Smith, this was a problem throughout the state.

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So how did the various precincts fit those ballots into the machines? According to Smith they used paper cutters and scissors.

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DeWitt County residents waited until just short of midnight before all the votes were tallied and results were made final, Smith says Texan Township's precinct needed to re-count their ballots because of the problem. With over 40% of voter turn out in DeWitt County, Smith feels the bright Tuesday sun and important issues on this year's ballot were reason for a good turn out.

Smith thanks those who stayed around until late hours of the night to get the job done right and make sure all votes were accounted for.