Denton City Council members were reluctant to introduce anymore changes to polling locations after last year’s election jambalaya. Instead, they directed the city staff to keep things as much like last year as possible, while including polling locations on both college campuses.
During a work session Tuesday afternoon, City Secretary Rosa Rios reminded the council that the May election looms. She offered even more options for polling locations on both the north and south sides of town than last year. But council members demurred.
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