A state district judge has ordered the polls to remain open until 9 p.m. in the Dallas County Democratic primary amid mass voter confusion on Tuesday, according to county judge Clay Jenkins. And Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, are pushing for a similar extension in Williamson County, where they say voters also faced access issues.

Under new rules imposed by the local Republican parties for Tuesday’s primary election, voters are only able to cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, instead of at any polling location in the county. In Dallas County, Jenkins said the change has meant up to 90% of voters who showed up to former countywide polling locations had to be rerouted to different ones.

“That is a big deal, and it gets bigger the closer that we get to the end of the election,” Jenkins told Hearst Newspapers in a phone interview.

Even the extra two hours may not be enough to account for long lines and delays caused by the mix-up, Jenkins said. The rule change only took effect on Tuesday. voters have been able to cast ballots at any precinct throughout the early voting period, and during nearly a decade’s worth of past elections.

“My hope is that when people do the math and look at this, they'll realize that all that we accomplish by doing separate primaries is it cost both parties more money, and it frustrated many voters of both parties,” Jenkins said. “And (that) we won't do something this stupid again.” The court-ordered extension does not apply to the Republican polling places, which will still close at 7 p.m.

The change was triggered by the Williamson and Dallas County Republican parties, which opted against county-wide polling places on primary election day, saying it would make elections more secure. But Crockett, who represents Dallas in Congress, said Tuesday evening that the restrictions on voting in Williamson and her home county amount to voter suppression.