{"id":6357,"date":"2021-10-16T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=6357"},"modified":"2021-10-16T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:26:59","slug":"texass-new-law-is-the-climax-of-a-record-shattering-year-for-voting-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=6357","title":{"rendered":"Texas\u2019s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“The sheer number of bills \u2014 both enacted and proposed \u2014 really emphasizes what a big priority tightening election laws has become for the GOP since the 2020 election. But it\u2019s also important to remember that a single law can contain numerous far-reaching voting restrictions. And as such, Texas<\/strong>\u2019s Senate Bill 1<\/a> is probably the most comprehensive voting-restriction law passed since Florida\u2019s SB 90<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB 1 requires<\/a> absentee voters to provide their driver\u2019s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number on both their absentee-ballot application and absentee-ballot envelope; gives partisan poll watchers \u201cfree movement\u201d around polling places; requires the secretary of state to check the voting rolls for noncitizens; and creates more paperwork for people who help other people fill out their ballots. It also bans specific ways of encouraging voting that were used by heavily Democratic counties, such as Harris, in last year\u2019s election \u2014 including automatically mailing absentee-ballot applications to voters, drive-through voting and 24-hour early voting. The law does, however, include some provisions supported by Democrats, such as allowing voters to fix, or \u201ccure,\u201d mistakes on their absentee ballots and requiring training for poll watchers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“both the severity and quantity of voting restrictions has increased dramatically in 2021. While we don\u2019t know whether these changes will actually affect the outcomes of elections<\/a> (as many Democrats fear and at least a few<\/a> Republicans hope), it will undoubtedly be harder to vote in 2022 in many states than it was in 2020.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas\u2019s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions<\/a><\/blockquote>