SINTON, TEXAS (AP) -- A dispute in San Patricio County involves election signs posted at more than 15 polling places.

The signs said "Vote Republican Here" in Spanish on one side and English on the other.

Democrats complained that the signs were misleading and made people think only Republicans were allowed to vote at the site.

The Secretary of State ruled that the signs must come down and the sheriff helped enforce it.

San Patricio County GOP chairman Bob MacDonald said the signs were an attempt to encourage everyone to vote, with precinct numbers attached to each sign.

In retrospect, MacDonald says they should have left off the word "Republican."

One Democratic official says Republicans were trying to trick voters.

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