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New state legislation could make voting by mail more complicated. Now some companies are speaking out. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 8:42 PM CDT April 5, 2021 BELL COUNTY, Texas More than 21,000 people across Bell and McLennan Counties cast absentee ballots in the Nov. 3, 2020 election. Now new legislation, backed by Texas senators who represent that area, would make voting absentee even more complex with SB 7. It s not the only change, either. Texans must send in an application for a mail-in ballot before receiving their actual ballot, which is then filled out. The information on the application must match the ballot itself. Currently, political parties and even election offices can send out the applications to eligible voters ahead of time. SB 7 would require voters to request the application and forbid that assistance. ....