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County Delays Vote to Slash Election Sites Amid Access Concerns

8/5/2026

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County Judge Tim O’Hare (R) and commissioners Matt Krause and Manny Ramirez voted to postpone September 1 vote on cutting Election Day sites from 316 to 176 and early-voting sites from 50 to 42.
Commissioner Alisa Simmons (D) and former Rep. Lon Burnam, arrested, called the cuts a deliberate voter-access reduction.
A coalition including Democratic clerk nominee Nathan Smith demanded the county keep 2022 number of sites and restore campus locations.

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County Judge Tim O’Hare (R) and commissioners Matt Krause and Manny Ramirez voted to postpone September 1 vote on cutting Election Day sites from 316 to 176 and early-voting sites from 50 to 42.
Commissioner Alisa Simmons (D) and former Rep. Lon Burnam, arrested, called the cuts a deliberate voter-access reduction.
A coalition including Democratic clerk nominee Nathan Smith demanded the county keep 2022 number of sites and restore campus locations.