Texas special session begins with second attempt by Republicans to revise state's election laws.
Republicans now claim a provision in the bill to push back Sunday voting hours was a typo.The Texas legislature began an overtime special session this week to address a slate of priority issues outlined by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, including a renewed effort to address"election integrity.
During an interview with conservative radio host Rick Roberts following the beginning of the special session on Thursday, Abbott defended the agenda item as a crucial part of a functioning government. "H.B. 3 is just like S.B. 7 -- it's based on a lie. It's based on a lie that there's rampant fraud in our elections, and on the 'big lie' that Donald Trump actually won the last election. All across the country, you see Republicans clamoring to pass these anti-voter bills, so they can curry favor with Donald Trump and his supporters," state Rep. Chris Turner, who also chairs the Texas House Democratic Caucus, said Thursday.
According to S.B. 1,"a polling place may not be located in a tent or similar temporary moveable structure or in a facility primarily designed for motor vehicles." Meanwhile, H.B. 3 states that polling places"shall be located inside a building. No voter may cast a vote from inside a motor vehicle," unless the voter has physical disabilities that warrant special accommodations.
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