GOP lawmakers are couching their bills as efforts to boost election security even though Texas has some of the most restrictive voting rules of any state.
Here’s a headline Texas Republicans probably weren’t looking for when they passed SB1, their voter suppression law: ‘I’ve never missed a vote’: 95-year-old World War II Veteran says his mail-in ballot application has been denied twice due to new requirements.”
One need only compare now-President Joe Biden s losses in Texas in 2020 to his losses in Idaho or Wyoming to see that Texas has gone from deep red to light red.
Texas GOP Enacts âRuthlessâ Voter Suppression, Sparking Calls For Federal Action Screenshot from Harris County Elections Instagram (@harrisvotes)
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
After reaching a deal less than a day earlier, overnight Sunday Texas state senators debated then passed along party lines a GOP voter suppression bill that was condemned by rights advocates and political figures across the United Statesâincluding President Joe Bidenâand has sparked calls for Congress to urgently combat Republican attacks on democracy. Today, Texas legislators put forth a bill that joins Georgia and Florida in advancing a state law that attacks the sacred right to vote, Biden saidSaturday. It s part of an assault on democracy that we ve seen far too often this yearâand often disproportionately targeting Black and Brown Americans. It s wrong and un-American. In the 21st century, we should be making it easier, not harder, for every elig