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Available to them. there s a lot, there is a lot to unpack in sb1 as far as texas voting. 30 to 40% of mail-in ballots already being rejected. you already have to have some kind of an excuse as to why you need that mail-in ballot, it s not like it s universal. so, the secretary of state has pushed back against all this criticism, saying his office has held seminars to try and help officials navigate the new rules. what is your response to that? texas is a massive state, we have 254 counties, 20 media markets. when campaigns come here and they want to be a serious about getting the word out they spent tens of millions of dollars. the secretary of state has been doing a couple of webinars, they posted some stuff on twitter. they are not seriously trying to educate people about these changes to election laws. it falls to groups like ours, and other organizations, to try and educate the public, because ....
Across the state nearly 40% so far in harris county overwhelmingly due to the new i.d. requirements, which voters need to write again in a space under the flap on the external ballot return envelope. there s so much confusion she s doubled staffing at phone banks. we got 8,000 calls in january alone, 5,000 of which were about mail ballot voting. reporter: texas is one of 19 states to pass restrictive voting registration in 2021 but before governor greg abbott signed senate bill 1 into law late last year, activists warned lawmakers about potential snares like i.d. match and complicated envelopes. the challenges we re seeing now are a feature of sb1 of the voting law. reporter: the secretary state s office telling cnn in a statement our office has been working as quickly and diligently as possible within a compressed time frame to provide guidance to election officials and voters on the voting process in texas. for gaskin the long journey is ....
About ballots being tossed, you know, the application process been fraught at best. and concerns about access to polls for people who are helping disabled voters, all this a result of sb1, texas s new voting law. when we ve been hearing from voters, as you re going around the country, trying to navigate these restrictions, and get people to register to vote? you know, alex, i mean, i m seeing exactly what has been portrayed in the news reports, that you cited. just a day, i was on the road actually and when i was at the elections office, just as i was in line, waiting to get certified in texas, she actually have to be legally certified in county to register voters there. just as i was waiting in line, there were two people turned away, trying to help register their elderly grandparents or parents, to be able to vote by mail. today is the last day to do that, and unfortunately, they were turned away because, you know, their elderly parents or ....
It s taylor coleman, who is crisscrossing texas in an effort to register voters and that van. i believe she is in the van now. miss coleman, thank you so much for taking time for us this evening. are you in the barbed van? i am in the van. thank you so, so much for having me. that explains my poor connection today. i am so glad to be here with you guys. thank you so much for having me. we re so glad you are there, taylor. we are hearing these reports about ballots being tossed, you know, the application process been fraught at best. and concerns about access to polls for people who are helping disabled voters, all this a result of sb1, texas s new voting law. when we ve been hearing from voters, as you re going around the country, trying to navigate these restrictions, and get people to register to vote? you know, alex, i mean, i m seeing exactly what has been portrayed in the news reports, ....