Republicans in the Texas Senate have passed legislation that would dramatically decrease the number of polling places in heavily Democratic counties, which would disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color in the state. The provision is now under discussion as the state Senate and House attempt to reconcile each chamber’s bill into a single piece of legislation.
The Republican proposal currently being considered would apply a new formula to calculate the number of polling places in five, or possibly six, of the state’s largest counties. But according to an analysis by the Texas Tribune,...
The Republican proposal currently being considered would apply a new formula to calculate the number of polling places in five, or possibly six, of the state’s largest counties. But according to an analysis by the Texas Tribune,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
“Nobody’s votes are being suppressed anywhere across America, in any of the states,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week of the Democrats’ H.R. 1 For the People Act to ensure voting rights, but leaked footage obtained by Mother Jones reveals the opposite is true. The head of the conservative group Heritage Action for America boasted to donors that Republican lawmakers are using the organization’s language in a slew of restrictive voting bills across the nation, according to footage obtained by watchdog group Documented and shared with Mother Jones.
- 5/13/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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