“Worst Voter Suppression Since Jim Crow” – Democrats Furious After Texas Senate Passes Election Integrity Bill Limiting Mail-In Voting
The GOP-controlled Texas Senate on Thursday passed an election integrity bill limiting mail-in and curbside voting.
The bill passed largely on party lines in an 18-13 vote.
The measure, if passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Abbott, would limit voting hours, eliminate drive-through voting lanes and would prohibit “solicitation” by elected officials at ballot drop boxes.
As expected, the Democrats are furious and comparing the bill to “Jim Crow” laws.
Jim Crow laws were state laws that enforced racial segregation in the South.
Via CBS Austin:
The bill limits mail-in and curbside voting, both of which were expanded in many of the state’s largest counties last year as precautions for the COVID-19 pandemic.
