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Webb County is ditching the Laredo Medical Center polling site for four new locations. It’s supposed to make voting easier, but there’s a real fear that switching things up will just leave voters confused on election day.
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The city will likely see increased administrative costs to manage and staff four separate sites instead of one.
Voters living in the neighborhoods surrounding the new locations will have a much shorter trip to cast their ballots.
Long-time voters who rely on the old routine might show up to the wrong place or get frustrated by the lack of consistency.
A sign bearing the name of Laredo Medical Center on the hospital in Laredo, Texas.Jose De La Rosa/Laredo Morning TimesA split vote by Webb County leaders moved one of the county's busiest Election Day polling l...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Medical Center is no longer a voting site option ahead of November, following a decision by Webb County commissioners.The Webb County Commissioners Court voted to remove LMC as a po...