The Tarrant County Commissioners Court met Tuesday to approve polling locations for the special election coming up in November. The proposal under consideration was to slash the number of locations where people can cast their ballots.

In 2023, the last non-presidential election year, Tarrant County had 330 polling locations on Election Day. The proposal for 2025 calls for 214 locations, a 35% drop.

Early voting locations are also being cut. In 2023, there were 44 locations across the county. This year, the proposal has 24 locations, a 45% drop.

Additionally, there are zero proposed voting locations at college campuses in Tarrant County, compared to two in 2023.

This comes the year after County Judge Tim O'Hare pushed for having no early voting on higher education campuses for the 2

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