On July 10th, Texas legislators heard hours and hours of testimony from Texas citizens, the vast majority of whom opposed a bill that would restrict their voting rights.
Listen below to what they had to say about this bill⬇️
Listen below to what they had to say about this bill⬇️
▶️ Sonia González-Gladstein argues that the bill does, in fact, impair the right of free suffrage for the people of Texas and that it would have the biggest impact on essential workers and people of color, in a state that is already the hardest to vote in, in the country.
▶️ Alexander Montalvo explains how preventing election officials from ensuring Texans get mail-in ballots and banning drive-thru voting and 24-hour voting are voter suppression.
▶️ Amatullah Contractor talks about how important voter accessibility is for people, especially people of color, and describes how her right to vote is sacred.
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