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Residents, students and advocates decry Tarrant County plan that would cut many polling sites
Summary
After the county unveiled a much smaller map of polling places for the Nov. 4 election, hundreds of residents, student groups and civic organizations criticized the proposal as disenfranchising and urged commissioners to restore campus and neighborhood locations.
Hundreds of Tarrant County residents, student leaders and voting‑rights advocates packed the commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday to oppose a proposed reduction in early‑voting and Election Day polling locations for the Nov. 4 election. Public commenters told the court the changes — which included removing college campus sites and several neighborhood locations inside the 820 Loop in central Fort Worth — would make voting harder for seniors, students, people of color and working families.
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