Civil rights group sues Bexar County over closed San Antonio polling places

Texas Organizing Project is demanding that Bexar County open 388 polling stations, far more than the 259 currently approved by the county. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX BexarCounty VotingRights Midterms2022 2022Elections Voting Texas

Progressive nonprofit the Texas Organizing Project has sued Bexar County over its decision to operate over 40 fewer polling places than it did during the 2020 election,The suit, filed in state district court this week, demands that the county operate

388 polling places during the November election, far more than the 302 it ran during the 2018 and 2020 elections. TOP argues that Bexar's total of 259 approved polling places falls short the number required by the Texas Election Code, according to the daily.

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