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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

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What happened Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms.
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Left / center-leftPlan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterPlan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

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ABC News - USNews report · Aug 31, 2:02 AM

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the Nove...

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Aug 31, 12:44 AM

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A plan in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could cr...

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 31, 12:44 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Aug 31, 2:02 AM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.