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Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county

Huff Post and ABC News - Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened 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.
The headline split HuffPost frames it as "Dems, Voting Rights Groups Bash Plan To Cut Polling Sites In Texas County". ABC News - Politics frames it as "Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county".
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Left / center-leftPlan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county

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ABC News - PoliticsNews report · Aug 31, 2:04 AM

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county

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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HuffPostNews report · Aug 31, 1:25 AM

Dems, Voting Rights Groups Bash Plan To Cut Polling Sites In Texas County

County officials claim the plan would save resources, but Democrats say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections.

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