Reporters found that 750 polling sites had been shuttered in Texas since 2012, the most of any southern state
Voting lines in Texas. Photo: Erich Schlegel/Getty Images Super Tuesday is the biggest event on the American primary-election calendar. Fourteen states, American Samoa, and Democrats abroad will cast ballots or caucus to help determine this year’s party nominee. What looked like an impending day of triumph for Bernie Sanders was blunted when Joe Biden dominated the South Carolina primary on Saturday. The win drove a stunning consolidation of support behind the former vice-president.
The analysis finds that the 50 counties that gained the most Black and Latinx residents between 2012 and 2018 closed 542 polling sites, compared to just 34 closures in the 50 counties that have gained the fewest black and Latinx residents. This is despite the fact that the population in the former group of counties has risen by 2.5 million people, whereas in the latter category the total population has fallen by over 13,000.
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