Dallas County voters being monitored for signs of Ebola will be able to cast their ballot for the Nov. 4 election via email.
County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole filed the petition Monday. It was granted on Tuesday in the 192nd Civil District Court.
As of Tuesday, there were 92 people who are under restrictions while they are being monitored for signs of the virus.
The voters will have to acknowledge they are aware their vote will not be secret to a small number of people who will process the application and ballot. Those people will be appointed by the county and will have to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
All documents, which will be hand-delivered Wednesday, will have to be scanned or photographed and then emailed or faxed to the Dallas County Elections Department no later than 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.
Voters will need to have access to a computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection, a digital camera or scanner and a printer. Those without access to any of those things should contact the elections department by phone at 214-819-6359, or email at vbynum@dallascounty.org
Those who do not live in Dallas County can contact their county’s election department or the DCED for help reaching their election department.