Texas Democrats Walk Out To Block Voting Restrictions; Governor Threatens No Pay
5/31/21
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from NPR,
5/31/21:
A large group of Democrats walked out of the House chamber in Austin late Sunday, so there was no quorum and that prevented a final vote on the proposal, Senate Bill 7. The bill, which had appeared poised for passage, would cut back polling hours, reduce access to mail-in voting and give more authority to partisan poll watchers.
Voting rights advocates say those and other provisions of the bill would make voting more difficult in Texas and would disproportionately burden people of color. There’s been no evidence of significant voter fraud in Texas or elsewhere.
On Twitter, Abbott said he would veto Article 10 of the state budget, which funds the legislative branch.
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