Tarrant County commissioners engaging in voter suppression?
Although 10 percent of early voting in Tarrant County in the 2020 election took place on college campuses, county commissioners voted along party lines to reduce the number of early voting locations on campuses in Tarrant County.
Tarrant County Republican chair Bo French wrote that getting rid of on-campus voting would be “a serious win for Republicans in Tarrant County.” The site on the UT Arlington campus was one of the county’s busiest, but County Judge Tim O’Hare argued that there was a location nearby in downtown Arlington and students could walk to the location if they wanted to early-vote.
First year Commissioner Manny Ramirez, a Republican, voted to save campus locations. Usually he votes with the Republican majority.
Texas Tribune pointed out that he voted for large tax cuts and helped block funding to a non-profit over its support of LGBTQ and abortion-rights issues.
