Your Voice is Needed
Please Hold Elected Officials Accountable !
At Tarrant County Commissioner's Court
Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Commissioners Courtroom
Tarrant County Administration Building
100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
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On Tuesday, August 4, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court will consider a proposals that will significantly reduce the number of early voting and election-day polling locations for the upcoming 2026 midterm election.If these proposals pass, this will be the second time in less than a year that the Court has reduced the number of polling places before an election, and the Court is proposing these reductions less than 90 days before early voting begins.
42 Early Sites proposed, compared to 50 for the 2022 mid-term election.
176 Election Day sites proposed, compared to 304 in 2022.
In prior General elections we had 58 Early Voting Locations.
That's a 42% reduction for E-Day polling locations.
The League of Women Voters of Tarrant County supports an adequate number of early voting and election day voting sites based on the voting population. With Tarrant County’s population growth, the number of poll locations should increase commensurate with the population increase.
This drastic reduction in the number of poll locations is antithetical to democratic governance.
ACTION REQUIRED:
1. Please attend the County Commissioner's meeting. Arrive early, as there is limited seating.
2. Please sign-up to speak at the Commissioner's meeting.The deadline to sign-up is Monday, August 3, 5pm.
3. Please e-mail or call your County Commissioner. See email list below.
Downtown Parking
All parking downtown is paid. You can park on the street or in the County parking garage located at the corner of East Weatherford Street (one-way headed East) and Calhoun (one-way headed South). Enter from Calhoun street.This garage is two blocks east of the County Administration Bldg. Please arrive early, as this garage gets full quickly.
How to sign-up to speak or leave your comments:
1.
Click Here then scroll down to
Upcoming Meetings, Tuesday, August 4th.
2. Select Agenda (on the right).
3. Scroll down to VIII. Public Comments, (note: not VI Public Comments).
4. Select Register to Speak in Person
5. Enter Agenda Items XI.B.1, XI.B.2, XI.B.3, and XI.B.4
Guidance for your comments:
1. Please prepare your comments in advance, you are limited to one-minute.
2. Identify yourself, and your County Commissioner.
3. Be succinct, practice what you want to say to be sure you are within one-minute. If you want to say more, send an email or call your Commissioner's office.
4. Focus on the impact to voters if poll locations are reduced.
a. Voters will have to drive further to find a poll location. There will be a higher cost to vote.
b. Approximately 40,000 families do not own a car, eliminating poll locations will prevents these voters from voting.
c. The county is eliminating poll locations for many college campuses, reducing the opportunity for busy students who juggle work, family and class schedules to vote.
d. Many eligible voters will face increased barriers to casting their ballots, such as longer travel distances, long waiting lines, and overcrowded facilities.
e. The March Primary had long wait times and more overall voting locations than are proposed for November. For the general election typically 3-4 times more voters participate than vote in the combined primary elections.
f. Additionally, this puts a tremendous burden on poll workers, who will have much more stress.
The League of Women Voters of Tarrant County
P. O. Box 100175, Fort Worth, TX 76185
817-348-8683
lwvtarrantcounty.org
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