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Residents urge reinstatement of polling sites as commissioners reject additions 2–3
Summary
After public testimony from voters and community leaders, the court voted down motions to add early‑voting and Election‑Day polling locations that had been used in 2023; advocates called the reductions voter suppression and urged more outreach.
Tarrant County residents pressed the Commissioners Court on Sept. 3, 2025 to restore early‑voting and Election‑Day polling locations that were removed from the county’s proposed 2025 voting plan. Commissioners heard more than a dozen public comments urging restoration of sites in historically underserved neighborhoods; many speakers said the closures would force older, low‑income and transit‑dependent voters to travel far to cast a ballot.
Commissioner Alisa Simmons proposed adding seven early‑voting sites that were used in 2023. After public comment, the court voted and the motion failed 2–3. Simmons then moved to add a list of 37…
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