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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms
County officials say the plan would save resources, while critics warn it could disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic voters.
- On Tuesday, Tarrant County officials will vote on a plan to reduce Election Day polling locations. The proposal has drawn protests from those who argue it could create confusion for voters in the county, which includes Fort Worth and borders Dallas.
- Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare, a Republican, called the plan an end to wasteful practices like placing sites across the street from one another. County officials claim the reduction eliminates low-turnout sites while maintaining more than 200 locations.
- On Friday, the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union urged the county to reject the proposal, arguing closures would disproportionately affect minority voters. About 19.2% of residents are Black, while about a third are Hispanic, according to Census data.
- Texas' third-largest county is a key battleground in the U.S. Senate race between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. Talarico urged the county to reject the plan on Sunday, stating powerful people do not want citizens to vote easily.
- Texas law lets each of the 254 counties determine its polling place count, a trend accelerated by difficulties in recruiting poll workers. While some counties have reduced locations for November, others have added them, reflecting a broader statewide shift.
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Texas county backtracks after revolt over polling place closures
Local Texas officials will vote Tuesday about whether county officials can cut polling places in a key battleground county by 30 percent.Democracy Docket reported Tuesday that Republican officials in Tarrant County, Texas, crafted a new strategy to reduce access to the polls on Nov. 3 by cutting 92 polling locations. Early voting locations would be cut from 50 to 47.The vote comes after local officials postponed an initial consideration of an ev…
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