Miranda Galindo opposes Tarrant County's polling-site cuts
Miranda GalindoSenior counsel, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Miranda Galindo condemned the polling-site reductions as barriers for minority and low-income voters and called on the county to reverse them.
“cut 92 Election Day polling places”
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Were Tarrant County's 2026 polling-site cuts an attempt to skew the election?
On September 1, 2026, Tarrant County commissioners voted 3–2 to approve 224 Election Day polling sites for the November election, down from 316 in the 2022 midterms. Heather Cox Richardson characterized the decision as election-rigging and cited access concerns. W. A. Wren accepted the counts but argued that her account omitted the county Republicans' savings and low-turnout rationale and countywide vote-center rules. The decision's motive and likely effects on access are disputed.
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Contains statements by Miranda Galindo about tarrant county polling-site cuts.
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Tarrant County considered cutting 92 Election Day polling locations compared with the 2022 midterms, prompting objections about access and the plan's political effects.
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Galindo called for reversing the cuts and cited transportation, childcare and lost-wage burdens on voters.
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Miranda Galindo opposes the polling-site cuts on their stated cost and access implications.
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