Texas lawmakers racing against clock to pass bill aimed at curbing mail-in vote fraud
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers are trying to implement legislation that would curb mail-in ballot fraud at nursing homes.
The House bill and its Senate companion would amend the Election Code to allow election judges to collect mail-in ballots directly from voters at nursing homes or similar facilities.
The new process would prevent political operatives from requesting mail-in ballots for unsuspecting seniors or the infirm and then returning to the facility to pick up the ballots before they reach the voter. It would also make it unnecessary for a person other than an election judge to help a nursing home resident vote.
Nursing homes that have more than five mail-in ballot requests would be put on a list maintained by the secretary of state's office. Election officials would then be notified to send two eligible judges, one Republican and one Democrat, to collect the ballots.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/05/10/texas-lawmakers-racing-clock-pass-bill-aimed-curbing-mail-vote-fraud
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