After All-Night Hearing, TX GOP Advance Voting Measure
A GOP-backed bill to overhaul the state’s voting system cleared a key House committee in the legislature on Sunday morning after nearly 24 hrs of testimony.
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A GOP-backed bill to overhaul the state’s voting system cleared a key House committee in the legislature on Sunday morning after nearly 24 hrs of testimony.
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“The vote… adheres to Gov Greg Abbott’s timetable for swift action…. A vote by the full House on the measure, which voting rights groups call 1 of the most restrictive in the nation, is expected this wk. All 9 Republicans on the cmte supported the bill, the 5 Dems voted against
“Hundreds of Texans flocked to the Capitol over the weekend for the committee hearings on voting bills being pushed by Republicans, part of a national effort by the party to impose new restrictions on state election systems. Republicans say the restructuring is necessary
“to improve voter integrity, but a host of Dem-aligned opposition forces are fighting what they call an unprecedented campaign to suppress voting
“‘This is the single greatest coordinated attack on democracy in our lifetimes, & perhaps in the life of this country,’ - @BetoORourke
“‘This is the single greatest coordinated attack on democracy in our lifetimes, & perhaps in the life of this country,’ - @BetoORourke
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