Election Day polling places in largely Democratic parts of major Texas counties would decrease dramatically under a version of the GOP’s priority voting bill — voting options would be curtailed most in areas with higher shares of voters of color: texastribune.org/2021/05/23/tex… #txlege
Under Senate’s version of Senate Bill 7:
Only Democratic areas in Harris County would lose polling places.
In Tarrant, the greatest losses would be in areas where the large majority of eligible voters are Hispanic & Black:
Only Democratic areas in Harris County would lose polling places.
In Tarrant, the greatest losses would be in areas where the large majority of eligible voters are Hispanic & Black:
SB7 would target just the state’s largest counties that use countywide voting on Election Day. More than 60 other Texas counties that offer it — many rural & under Republican control — would remain under the state’s more relaxed rules for polling place distribution. #txlege
The Senate’s version of SB7 must be consolidated w/ House version, which doesn’t include this provision (the bill was entirely rewritten).
But the polling place proposal remains on the table now that SB7 is in a conference committee made of lawmakers from both chambers. #txlege
But the polling place proposal remains on the table now that SB7 is in a conference committee made of lawmakers from both chambers. #txlege
*The polling place provision* of SB7 would only affect the large counties. The rest of the expansive bill would change voting rules in every Texas county.
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