@NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar NewsDesk , to random

Union president Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat, beat Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a state Senate special election in Texas on Saturday. @ takes a look at how significant that might be.

https://flip.it/SIHNSZ

@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.

“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/tarrant-county-texas-polling-sites-early-voting-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post