…the city’s property tax rate above what is now called the voter approval rate (VAR) in order to increase funding to the city’s bus service. This would have resulted in…
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…the city’s property tax rate above what is now called the voter approval rate (VAR) in order to increase funding to the city’s bus service. This would have resulted in…
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…SB 1112 (Bettencourt) – Criminal penalty for a local election official to suspend early voting ballot board requirement for voter signature verification (3RD READING) (RPT Priority – Election Integrity) SB…
…for. Counties also used the extra cash to boost mail-ballot voting, a process more vulnerable to fraud and manipulation that Democrats want to make universal, and on general “voter outreach”…
…voter security, not voter suppression,” said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who came out swinging against complaints from Democrats and their corporate allies during a press conference Tuesday. “No matter…
…expressed similar concerns in a tweet, saying, “Major Texas employees are stepping up and speaking out against voter suppression, and for good reason. Texas should not go down the same…
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…Patrick Priority) SB 24 (Huffman) – (Lt. Gov. Patrick Priority) SB 155 (Perry) – Jury lists used for citizenship confirmation of voter registration rolls (RPT Priority)3RD READING SB 581 (Bettencourt)…
…being obstructed, but vote harvesting—“getting between the voter and their ballot”—remains the biggest problem, both through mail-ballot harvesting and coerced assistance at the polls. He described a voter at the…
…society – not create them.” In its current version, Senate Bill 7 would: expand the data voter registrars can use to verify voters’ citizenship assess civil penalties for officials who…
…and transparent,” Hughes told senators Wednesday evening. The bill includes dozens of provisions relating to voter registration, voting by mail, voter assistance, poll watchers, voting systems, and more. It also…
…general “voter outreach” messaging. Zuckerberg’s cash appears to be part of a larger “shadow campaign” described in a February Time article that detailed a “well-funded cabal of powerful people” who…