Thread by @emilyebytx

Okay, both Dade Phelan and Dan Patrick invited us to point to places in #HB6/#SB7 where there is voter suppression.
So here's a thread of me doing that in SB7.
First, the restriction on 24-hour voting:

Second, the vote-by-mail gag rule:

Third, the free reign of poll watchers:

Fourth, the poll-watcher-as-filmmaker:

Fifth, the new form for voter assistants:

Sixth, the new formula for polling places (but only in counties with lot of BIPOC):

Seventh, restrictions on drive-thru voting:

Eighth, also restrictions on drive-thru voting!

Ninth, rule against donations to help run elections:

Tenth, the new fine for registrars:

Eleventh, making SURE that no one is voting conveniently:

Twelfth, this one's for the indicted AG:

See Dade and Dan? I can point to voter suppression in these bills. See Briscoe? I have read them! What's the next talking point on your list?

Adding these images again down here with image descriptions! Thank you to @s_m_i and @regmack_ for reminding me to do it and teaching me how 💕 Pics 1, 2, 3, and 4:

Pics 5, 6, 7, and 8:

And pics 9, 10, 11, and 12:

I wasn't going to do HB6. Really, I wasn't. A lot of it is the same as SB7! But then the author of HB6 was rude to me on Twitter, so...
Here's me pointing to voter suppression in HB6.
First, the "justification" for the whole bill:

Second, making election workers criminals if they try to help voters:

Third, making regular humans criminals if they try to help voters:

Fourth, making it a crime to -have watchers removed- by... anyone:

Fifth, your classic* vote-by-mail gag rule:

Sixth, making it harder for voters to bring in assistants:

Seventh, not even a High School Musical jump can liven up the danger of poll watchers run amok:

Eighth, idk if y'all heard this but apparently all Texas counties are the same:

You may be confused when you try to look up HB6 and what I've pointed out is slightly different from what you can find online. That's because I'm screenshotting the current version of the bill, which is... somehow not available online yet?

Also, there is a solid chance that the bill author jumps on Twitter to say that I'm lying to you about what is in this bill. Maybe his reading is different. But if I can read it this way, a court can too, and interpretation is ten-tenths of the law.

In conclusion, DON'T BE RUDE TO ME ON TWITTER DOT COM