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: Image
Second, the vote-by-mail gag rule: Image
Third, the free reign of poll watchers: Image
Fourth, the poll-watcher-as-filmmaker: Image
Fifth, the new form for voter assistants: Image
Sixth, the new formula for polling places (but only in counties with lot of BIPOC): Image
Seventh, restrictions on drive-thru voting: Image
Eighth, also restrictions on drive-thru voting! Image
Ninth, rule against donations to help run elections: Image
Tenth, the new fine for registrars: Image
Eleventh, making SURE that no one is voting conveniently: Image
Twelfth, this one's for the indicted AG: Image
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: White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...
Pics 5, 6, 7, and 8: White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...
And pics 9, 10, 11, and 12: White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...White woman on Google Chrom...
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: White woman lying down and ...
Second, making election workers criminals if they try to help voters: White woman pointing to Sec...
Third, making regular humans criminals if they try to help voters: White woman pointing to Sec...
Fourth, making it a crime to -have watchers removed- by... anyone: White woman pointing at Sec...
Fifth, your classic* vote-by-mail gag rule: White woman pointing to Sec...
Sixth, making it harder for voters to bring in assistants: White woman pointing to Sec...
Seventh, not even a High School Musical jump can liven up the danger of poll watchers run amok: White woman jumping and poi...
Eighth, idk if y'all heard this but apparently all Texas counties are the same: White woman pointing to Sec...
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

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