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Judge Postpones Tarrant Polling Cuts After 30% Site Reduction

9/2/2026

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Summary

Story summary

U.S. County Judge Tim O’Hare (R) and two commissioners voted 3-2 to cut Tarrant County polling sites 30%.
The cuts lower Election Day sites to 224 and early-voting sites to 47.
Lowest-poverty ZIP codes would lose about 15% of sites, while highest-poverty areas would lose about 41%.
Judge O’Hare postponed the final decision to Sept. 1 after residents called the cuts voter suppression.

History

Historical Context

On June 25 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder by a 5-4 vote, ending preclearance for 13 Southern states such as Texas. The ruling spurred a wave of restrictive voting measures, and in September 2024 Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare and commissioners voted 3-2 to cut polling sites, echoing that post-Shelby trend.

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Story summary

U.S. County Judge Tim O’Hare (R) and two commissioners voted 3-2 to cut Tarrant County polling sites 30%.
The cuts lower Election Day sites to 224 and early-voting sites to 47.
Lowest-poverty ZIP codes would lose about 15% of sites, while highest-poverty areas would lose about 41%.
Judge O’Hare postponed the final decision to Sept. 1 after residents called the cuts voter suppression.

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