KILLEEN, Texas — Early voting lines wrapped around buildings and down streets on the first day Tuesday across most counties in Central Texas.
6 News also got calls from people in the lines who reported problems with voting machines. A few Coryell County voters said they were delayed due to one voting machine in the county being down.
"They said they were coming out to fix the machines. I think they should already have someone here on hand in case something like this happens," said Killeen resident Nicole Jackson.
Officials at the Bell County Elections Department say something happened that caused a few of the voting machines to stop working in Bell County. The issue was immediately fixed. Many people in line were elderly voters and disabled veterans like Clarence Rollins who was left with no restrooms or water nearby.
"We come out here to vote,” said Rollins. “It seems like they are doing everything for us not to vote and that’s not right. They should be doing everything better than what they did today."
Hundreds of people stood in line over Harker Heights too where there were reports of only one machine working.
“This is a great turnout,” said Harker Heights resident Simon Flores. “I love this kind of stuff. I love to see people taking advantage of the freedoms and liberties we have in this country.”
Officials at the Bell County Elections Department say they want to remind people that early voting last until October 30, which includes Saturdays and Sundays.
"It is just real important to vote you know it means a lot to us to have the opportunity, the chance," Killeen resident Bennett McKiver said.
Early voters advised future voters to bring some supplies in case of lines.
"Bring a chair. Bring an umbrella and some water," Troy resident Angelica Cox said.
Temple voters said as of 10 a.m. only one machine was working. Bell County election officials said they had all machines working again by the afternoon.
The lines were long in McLennan County but voters we spoke with said the process was smooth with no problems.
We reached out to elections administrators Matthew Dutton in Bell County and Kathy Van Wolfe in McLennan County. We were waiting to hear back as of this writing.
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Before you head out to a voting location, you can to see if your county participates in the Countywide Polling Place Program first. If it does participate in the program, you can vote at any polling place in the county.
If not, you can vote at the polling place assigned to you.
Find your polling places for early voting and Election Day here:
Bell County - Polling locations | Precinct map | Sample ballot
Bosque County - Polling locations | Sample ballot
Coryell County - Polling locations | Sample ballot
Falls County - Polling locations | Sample ballots
Freestone County - Polling locations | Sample ballots available at county clerk office located at 103 E. Main Street, Fairfield.
Hamilton County - Polling locations | Sample ballots
Hill County - Polling locations | Sample ballots
Lampasas County - Polling locations | Sample ballots
Leon County - Polling locations | Sample ballots