Tim O'Hare
Role at the time: Tarrant County Judge and presiding officer of the Commissioners Court
Statement summary
In a written statement to FOX 4 after the vote, County Judge Tim O'Hare thanked elections staff and residents who pushed for a better plan and said every eligible Tarrant County voter would have a fair, secure and accessible way to vote in November. FOX 4 also reported that he said the sites are reasonably spread across the four commissioner precincts, that the county has 54 more polling sites than Texas requires, and that some earlier locations were dropped because they were no longer in use or no longer met ADA requirements.
“I want to thank our elections staff for the work that got us here, and I want to thank the residents who showed up and pushed for a better plan. Every eligible voter in Tarrant County will have a fair, secure, and accessible way to vote this November.”
FOX 4 report on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court's September 1, 2026 vote to reduce polling sites. It includes a written statement from County Judge Tim O'Hare defending the adopted list and an interview with an SMU political scientist who questions the stated rationale.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
O'Hare describes the adopted plan as giving every eligible voter fair and accessible voting and credits it to staff work, which defends the decision rather than disputing a label.