Miles says removing convenient polling sites creates barriers
Roderick Miles Jr.Tarrant County commissioner (Precinct 1)
Miles tells ABC News that families have voted at some of the removed locations for decades. He says removing a site that is convenient for residents creates barriers to voting.
“And when you remove a place that's convenient for the residents to vote, that presents barriers.”
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Other statements by Roderick Miles Jr. in this case
- Miles says the polling-site reduction creates "modern-day poll taxes"Earlier: Condemned
Where this statement fits
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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ABC News report on voter outreach after the cuts. It quotes Republican Commissioner Matt Krause and Democratic Commissioner Roderick Miles Jr., repeats County Judge Tim O'Hare's earlier statement, and describes an ABC News analysis of site losses by ZIP code.
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ABC News published the comment on November 2 and does not say when Miles gave it. Just before it, he said families had voted at some of the removed locations for decades.
After the quotation
The story reports an ABC News analysis finding that 21 ZIP codes with populations more than 75% nonwhite lost 37 Election Day sites, about 40% of the county's losses, while making up about 30% of the county.
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Why this label?
Miles, who voted against the cuts, condemns the removal of polling sites as a barrier to voting.
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