Davis Library was Collin County's busiest early voting site on opening day, and Plano's eight sites drew nearly a quarter of voters

More people voted at Davis Library on Monday than at any other early voting site in Collin County, according to the first-day check-in report posted by the county elections office.

The report, generated at 6:30 p.m. Monday after sites had closed for the day, counts 1,674 check-ins at the library on Independence Parkway. That edged out the Allen Public Library, with 1,668, and Gay Library in McKinney, with 1,636.

Across all 42 early voting locations in the county, 34,522 people checked in on the first day of voting for the Nov. 3 election. Of those, 97 cast provisional ballots, which are set aside until election officials can confirm the voter's eligibility.

How Plano's sites compared

Plano's eight sites together logged 8,367 check-ins, about 24% of the county total. By location:

Davis Library, 7501 Independence Parkway: 1,674
Harrington Library, 1501 18th St.: 1,348
Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway: 1,135
Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road: 1,113
Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Road: 945
Collin College Plano Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway: 929
Liberty Recreation Center, 2601 Glencliff Drive: 635
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, 5801 W. Parker Road: 588

The counts reflect where people voted, not where they live. Collin County runs vote centers, so a registered voter can cast a ballot at any of the county's sites.

The smallest first-day totals were at the Terry Pope Administration Building in Nevada, with 67, and the Blue Ridge ISD administration building, with 136.

The county posts updated check-in totals and a roster of early voters as voting continues. Early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30.

Sources

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