Texas GOP launches avalanche of bills to curtail voting
Jane C. Timm, NBC News | Published on 3/15/2021
Texas Republicans are rolling out a slew of
restrictive election bills, taking particular aim at early voting after Democrats enthusiastically
embraced the practice last year.
More than two dozen GOP-sponsored elections bills are under consideration in the Legislature as lawmakers seek to tighten ID requirements and voter rolls, limit early voting and up the penalties for errors. The broad interest — and a
mandate from the governor to prioritize election legislation — makes changes to Texas' election law likely this year.
“We must pass laws to prevent election officials from jeopardizing the election process,” Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday, urging lawmakers to get election integrity bills “to my desk so I can sign it.”
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