Denton County residents press commissioners for voting centers; election workers, party leaders clash over access and logistics

More than a dozen Denton County residents and election workers told the Commissioners Court on Aug. 5 that the county should allow voters to cast Election Day ballots at any county polling location — an approach supporters say would reduce barriers to voting and opponents say would create logistical risks and disadvantage grassroots candidates.

The comments came during the meeting—s public-comment period. "We are a democratic government, which means we want everybody in our county to be represented," said Susanna Strange, a Denton resident. She described voters who are eligible and present in the county being turned away and said countywide voting centers would prevent that.

Why it matters: whether the county adopts countywide voting centers for Election Day affects how many polling locations operate, how elections are administered and which voters must travel to which sites. Supporters said a voting-center model…