Texas Democrats Block Harsh Voting Bill By Walking Out En Masse
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The bill would crack down on absentee voting, drive-through voting and more — and Texas Republicans could still pass it.
Democratic lawmakers in Texas abruptly blocked a restrictive voting bill in a dramatic move on Sunday night, walking out of the chamber en masse before a midnight deadline to send the legislation to the state’s governor. The dramatic move was at least a short-term victory over the GOP-backed Senate Bill 7, which Democrats and voting rights advocates have compared to Jim Crow laws that largely barred Black Americans from voting in the 20th century. The measure would include new restrictions on absentee voting, empower poll watchers from political parties and ban drive-through voting and 24-hour polling sites, which were both successfully used during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other provisions. The bill would also make it easier to overturn an election.More Related News