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Senate Bill 1 prohibits drive-thru and 24-hour voting, offers protections for partisan poll watchers and changes laws related to voting by mail. How Texas’ new voting law is working: A Q&A with ...
The federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a critical tool in addressing racial discrimination in voting, particularly in southern states. Its most potent provision was the preclearance requirement under Section 5, which mandated that certain jurisdictions with histories of discrimination obtain federal approval before changing voting laws ...
Texas is home to about 409,000 18-year-old U.S. citizens, according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data. According to the bureau, 39.6% of Texans ages 18 to 24 were registered to vote in November 2022.
Following the record turnout of the 2020 election, Texas state legislators moved to change the state's election laws. At start of the 87th Legislative session, over 53 bills restricting access to voting had been introduced in Texas. [10] Ultimately, SB 1 would become the dominant bill for reforming elections.
Drive-thru voting and 24-hour polling centers will be eliminated in Texas under the new law. Further limits will be placed on absentee voting. Texas Passes One of the Nation's Strictest Voting Laws
The 2021 Texas constitutional amendment election took place on November 2, 2021. Texas voters statewide voted on eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. All eight propositions were passed. [1] [2]
Texas Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) is a bill that implements a form of voter identification law in the state of Texas. It is a revamped version of a previous Texas voter ID law (SB 14) that was introduced in 2011. [1] [2] SB 5 was filed on February 21, 2017 during the regular session of the eighty-fifth Texas Legislature.
Already, the rewrite of Texas' voting laws are the target of at least three federal lawsuits — including another filed Tuesday — and all contend the changes will have a disproportionate impact ...