(AURN News) — A major Texas county is cutting nearly one-third of its Election Day polling locations before the November midterms.
Tarrant County commissioners approved the plan Tuesday in a 3-2 party-line vote.
The county, home to Fort Worth and more than 1.3 million registered voters, will drop from 316 Election Day sites in 2022 to 224 this year.
Election officials say they eliminated low-use locations while keeping the county above the minimum number required by law.
But the NAACP, ACLU and other local organizers warn the closures will hit Black and Latino communities the hardest.
One predominantly Black and Latino ZIP code could be left without a single polling site.
This is also a closely watched political battle, with Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico facing off in a competitive U.S. Senate race.
The question is: Will fewer polling places mean longer lines and fewer votes counted?
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