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UpdateTexasSaturday, October 31, 2026

Texas will have over 500 fewer Election Day polling sites than in 2018

Reporting by
CBS News
“Texas has over 500 fewer Election Day polling locations than in 2018”, Saturday, October 31, 2026
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What happened

Texas will have more than 500 fewer Election Day polling locations this Tuesday than it did in 2018, according to a CBS News Texas I-Team analysis of all 254 counties. The number of polling places has declined in 130 counties. Tarrant County dropped from 338 to 223 sites, a reduction that has prompted a lawsuit alleging the cuts disproportionately affect Black and Latino voters.1

Election officials cite countywide voting adoption in a record 103 counties and real estate constraints as factors.1

more than 500
fewer Election Day polling locations than in 20181
130
counties where polling places declined1
103
counties with countywide voting1

Key dates in Texas

Election Day in 2 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Fri, Oct 23 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Fri, Oct 30 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · 2 days
    Election Day
  6. Wed, Nov 4 · 3 days
    Mail ballots must arrive
  7. Tue, Nov 17 · 16 days
    County/Local certification
  8. Mon, Dec 7 · 36 days
    State certification

Every date in Texas, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. CBS News, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxOMGtOSDhZTm5MSVR6NWlqa1hSU0Fwc0FWUGdXekpydkxaaGluUk1fbXE2cHVrTVFGQTdvY1N3aDhrS3RSYTI3elByWEo5ZnZoUndqUDBqZnJpdVhKLU8xbjJwNmRqdTh2aWZiQnpuVGZ5SlVoMWEzYnJId2NpOUpSRXR0bW82WW1XRmNlNVhnUk9pNXB6MGJnanl1cnVWS3hucGZmcUtIQi1EN2x3em1vN29FQ2t4Mjg?oc=5 · Saturday, October 31, 2026

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