Tarrant County commissioners vote Tuesday on a new list of polling sites for the November midterms after agreeing that the elections administrator’s first proposal cut too many locations.
In his new proposal, elections administrator Clint Ludwig suggested eliminating 92 Election Day polling sites and three early voting sites from the total used during the 2022 midterms. Earlier this month, he had proposed cutting 140 Election Day sites and eight early voting sites — down from the 316 and 50 used in 2022, respectively.
“The plan concentrates locations where voters choose to vote and where facilities best meet ADA and operational standards,” Ludwig wrote in an email to commissioners, according to a news release from County Judge Tim O’Hare.
The new plan comes after Ludwig’s first proposal faced backlash from residents, activists, elected officials and candidates on the ballot, the majority of whom argued that Tarrant County should increase rather than decrease polling sites to accommodate population growth since 2022.
Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 4 to delay finalizing the list until September. That decision came after dozens of speakers testified in opposition, with several accusing the court’s three Republicans — O’Hare and commissioners Matt Krause and Manny Ramirez — of a coordinated effort to disenfranchise voters by limiting access to the polls.
Ludwig said at that meeting he did not consult any of the commissioners before making his first proposal, and commissioners denied any involvement. The new list is based on their feedback.
“As I’ve said from day one, no Tarrant County voter should ever feel they don’t have enough time to vote,” O’Hare said in the release. “This is a sensible plan designed to ensure that, and I’m grateful to our elections staff for the work that brought us here.”
Election Day is Nov. 3, and early voting is Oct. 19-30. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 5.
https://fortworthreport.org/2026/05/31/more-than-70-races-on-the-tarrant-county-ballot-in-november-here-are-the-nominees/
Cecilia Lenzen is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at cecilia.lenzen@fortworthreport.org.
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