…the regular session ended Monday. This year’s election reform priorities were much the same as in past sessions: clean up voter rolls, secure mail ballots, stop illegal voter assistance, make…
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Republicans’ Revised Election Integrity Bill Approved by Texas Senate, Heads to House
…The 67-page conference committee report also includes provisions not in either chamber’s version of SB 7, most notably a voter ID requirement for voting by mail that aligns with in-person…
Election Integrity Priorities Pending in Final Days of Texas Legislature
…voting legislation, but this year’s election reform priorities are much the same as in past sessions: clean up voter rolls, secure mail ballots, stop illegal voter assistance, make sure voting…
Texas Lawmakers Pass First GOP-Priority Election Integrity Bill
…integrity policy goal to set felony penalties for election fraud crimes. The Senate signed the final bill on Thursday. HB 574 is the first RPT-priority election reform to pass the…
Texans Waiting for Lawmakers to Deliver on Election Integrity
…Progress Report: Priority Issues This year’s election reform priorities are much the same as in past sessions: clean up voter rolls, secure mail ballots, stop illegal voter assistance, make sure…
Some Legislative Priorities Get a Death Sentence
…– State Rep. Greg Bonnen (R–Friendswood)/State Sen. Larry Taylor (R–Friendswood) – Increased criminal penalties for ballot fraud as well as an expanded definition of what ballot fraud is (RPT priority…
Top-Priority Election Integrity Reform Advances in Texas House
…who may be inside a polling place, early voting ballot board, or central counting station require voter assistants to complete a form add to voter assistants’ oath “under penalty of…
Election Integrity Advocates Expect Results From Texas Lawmakers
…rules were loosened without legislative oversight, but this year’s election reform priorities are much the same as in past sessions: clean up voter rolls, secure mail ballots, stop illegal voter…
New Sexual Harassment Bills Get Fast-Tracked; Leadership Priorities Are Moving
…Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R–Lakeway) – Establishes a process to check the citizenship of voter registration applicants by checking with the Social Security Office to check for deceased voters while also…
Election Integrity Bills Stack Up in Texas House
…House Bill 2339 by State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R–Fort Worth) is a voter roll cleanup bill that directs the attorney general to regularly compare voter rolls to lists of self-identified…