Arrests erupt as Tarrant County meeting debates voting-site cuts
TL;DR
At a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting about cutting voting sites for the November midterms, Lon Burnam was arrested and escorted out as deputies cleared the chamber amid protests; the plan would reduce day-of voting sites from 316 to 176 and early-voting sites from 50 to 42, drawing chants and criticism from attendees.
- Arrests made, room cleared during chaotic Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts The Texas Tribune
- Tarrant County judge kicks public out of Commissioners Court meeting Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November Fort Worth Report
- Public kicked out of meeting before vote on reduction in midterm polling locations NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Tarrant County Commissioners to consider reducing voting locations ahead of midterms WFAA
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