From Staff Reports
18 hrs ago
The Senate Tuesday approved the top issue on the special session agenda, a call from Gov. Greg Abbott for legislation that would "strengthen election integrity in Texas."
"This bill is about making it easier to vote and hard to cheat," said Senator Bryan Hughes, of Mineola, bill author.
To make it easier, Hughes said, the bill would expand early voting by keeping polls open for an extra hour on every weekday during the two-week early voting period. It also creates a process by which absentee voters can correct ballots when an error is detected or a signature verification is in question.