Texas Bill Allows Secretary Of State To Take Over Dem Elections

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GOPers overturning election results in the state’s largest Democratic-leaning county -- on the flimsiest of pretexts? What could go wrong?

By Susie Madrak — April 1, 2023


Texas GOPers in the state legislature introduced a slate of bills this week designed to subvert elections and curb voting rights in the state. One of them even allows the Texas Secretary of State to overturn election results in the state’s largest Democratic-leaning county on the flimsiest of pretexts. Via Talking Points Memo:

On Thursday, Republican state senators introduced Senate Bill 1993, a bill targeting Harris County, a diverse region that includes Houston and is also the most populous county in Texas, to a Senate committee for debate.

SB 1993 would grant Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R) the authority to order a new election in Harris County “if the secretary has good cause to believe that at least two percent of the total number of polling places in the county did not receive supplemental ballots,” according to the bill text. Secretary Nelson would have the same authority granted to a district court.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/03/texas-bill-allows-secretary-state-take

Hey John Roberts sitting on the US Supreme Court......is this what you for a better term
Lackey's " had in mind when allowing states to just disenfranchise voters with you and your bunch gutting the Voting Rights Act......you know fascist courts do the same thing all over the world, and this country or I should say state has now joined in that ....

[PortTack]

1. With the moore v harper receiving such a cold shoulder by this RW SCOTUS, this will never

Stand.

[Marius25]

2. What do you mean?

Is this court not looking to agree with Moore?

[PortTack]

5. I mean looking at the track record of the current court regarding laws that would be similar to

The issue at stake in moore v Harper, if challenged I don’t think they would it stand

[Takket]

3. we'll see if it actually passes........ it is just a proposed bill for now

[walkingman]

4. They are going after Haris County in any way possible because

these right-wingers cannot stand the fact that Harris County votes Democrat.

I wouldn't be surprised if their next target is Austin. Texas sucks!