Texas Republicans have brought back their contentious voting bill with no changes. With some Democrats returning to the Capitol after ending a 38-day walkout, the bill is on track to become law.
Texas State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, left, and Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, right, listen to testimony during a hearing over an election bill at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.
Houston is against the voting overhaul and wanted to share her experience of using a drive-thru polling location with her daughters, including one who was positive for COVID-19, during the November election. Houston said she and her daughters’ identities were thoroughly verified before they cast ballots, that they were not allowed to have cell phones out and that it was more convenient than having to go into a building to vote.
“We are not happy with the election, and the way that there seems to be such a fight to stop any examination of the systems,” Lawrence said. “I think they wouldn’t be fighting so hard if there wasn’t something there.”A House committee amended Senate Bill 1 on Monday to match language in the House version of the bill. The panel was expected to pass the legislation that will next head to a vote of the full House, leaving it just steps from the desk of Republican Gov.
“The legislative intent of the bill is the application of this code and the conduct of elections be uniform and consistent throughout the state to reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access and ensure all legally cast ballots are counted, so Texans remain confident in a reliable elections system” said Republican Rep. Andrew Murr, the author of the bill.
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