Dallas County amends appointment slate, leaves early‑voting slot blank and names polling site

The Dallas County Commissioners Court on Oct. 11, 2025, amended and approved agenda item 5 to remove a named early‑voting worker from the formal appointment list and to appoint Freedom Place Church as a polling location and Deanna Flores as an election‑day worker.

Commissioner Andy Summerman moved item 5 "with an amendment," and the court voted on the amendment and then the full slate. "I move 5 with an amendment, though," Summerman said when offering the motion. The amendment — to leave the early‑voting worker name blank so the early voting clerk may appoint that position — passed unanimously. The subsequent full slate, with Freedom Place Church added as a polling place and Deanna (recorded as Deanna/Deana in the transcript) Flores as the election‑day appointee, also passed unanimously.

Why it matters: County law and practice distinguish who appoints different election workers. Mr. Garcia, a county staff member, clarified the procedural limit: "The court appoints the election day judges, the early voting workers are appointed by the early voting clerk." That legal distinction prompted the amendment to remove the early‑voting worker's name from the court appointment list and leave that appointment to the early voting clerk.

Details of the action: Commissioner Summerman proposed adding Freedom Place Church, naming Anna Hernandez Garza for an early‑voting role and Deanna Flores for election day. County staff and the district attorney's office reviewed the proposal; staff advised that the court should not formally appoint an early‑voting worker. The court therefore approved the amendment to leave the early‑voting name blank and then approved the overall slate naming Freedom Place Church and Deanna Flores for election‑day duties.

Discussion and clarifications: County staff noted they had vetted turnout/numbers for the sites and the names under consideration. The transcript records a court discussion and staff guidance rather than a contested vote; both the amendment and the final motion carried by voice vote with unanimous "aye" responses.

Ending: The court approved the amended appointments and moved to recess for a closed session; the open‑session record shows no further public actions from the subsequent closed session.