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applegrove

(118,020 posts)
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 02:55 PM Apr 2021

Texas Republicans Target Voting In Cities

Texas Republicans Target Voting In Cities

April 24, 2021 at 10:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 77 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/04/24/texas-republicans-target-voting-in-cities/

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New York Times: “Two omnibus bills, including one that the House is likely to take up in the coming week would make Texas one of the hardest states in the country to cast a ballot in.”

“In Texas, Republicans have taken the rare tack of outlining restrictions that would apply only to counties with populations of more than one million, targeting the booming and increasingly diverse metropolitan areas of Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas.”

“Among the restrictions… a ban on 24-hour voting, a ban on drive-through voting and harsh criminal penalties for local election officials who provide assistance to voters… a ban on encouraging absentee voting… a measure that would make it much more difficult to remove a poll watcher for improper conduct.”

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Texas Republicans Target Voting In Cities (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2021 OP
Bastards don't even bother to pretend any more. 11 Bravo Apr 2021 #1
And yet they can pass this bill by proxy voting MagickMuffin Apr 2021 #2
This will just help speed up voters banning them, duforsure Apr 2021 #3
How, if so many of us will not be able to vote? ananda Apr 2021 #4

MagickMuffin

(15,891 posts)
2. And yet they can pass this bill by proxy voting
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 03:02 PM
Apr 2021


Meaning someone can be absent, yet someone else can cast the vote for them in their absence.



One person one vote RIGHT?


duforsure

(11,882 posts)
3. This will just help speed up voters banning them,
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 03:21 PM
Apr 2021

From holding any positions in our government. This will backfire badly against them, and voters will replace them for doing this .

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