The Texas Legislature in 2021 introduced sweeping election legislation that was blasted by critics as being highly anti-democratic. Now, voting rights advocates say the Capitol’s conservative majority is upping the ante with a fresh new batch of restrictive bills.
Several proposals that have been blasted as “anti-voting” measures recently advanced to the floor of the state Senate.
Advocacy organization Black Voters Matter is keeping an eye out for tactics aimed at voter suppression. Cliff Albright, BVM’s executive director and co-founder, told the Observer that certain bills are concerning, particularly for Black and brown voters.
“Everything's bigger in Texas,” Albright said. “That is unfortunately the case when it comes to voter suppression — I mean, this is literally one of the worst in the country.”
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