Early voting begins today in Texas. It is 2022's first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher voting restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots.
— Early voting begins today in Texas. It is 2022’s first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher voting restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots, dealing Republicans a clumsy debut of voting rules they tightened across the U.S. over the past year in the name of election security.
Texas is among at least 18 states that will hold elections this year with heightened restrictions — an outgrowth of former President Donald Trump’s repeated false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Republicans have rejected Democrats’ protests that the changes would disenfranchise voters, particularly minorities.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke has an almost clear path for his party’s nomination for governor. One of the biggest races in South Texas, where Democrat in U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is in a rematch against a progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, weeks after FBI agents searched his home. But the issues have extended beyond voters navigating new requirements. When the League of Women Voters last month requested thousands of voter registration applications for new U.S. citizens, the state said it could not fulfill the request because of paper supply chain shortages after the new law required the forms to be updated and reprinted.
Scott said the number of rejected mail ballot applications had fallen to below 5 percent by this month.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Early voting for Texas primary election starts MondayVoters in both parties will choose candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, along with congressional and state legislative seats.
Read more »
North Texas voter guide: 2022 Texas primariesEarly voting starts Monday for local and statewide contests. This is a look at some of the most notable and most competitive contests locally across North Texas and how to find voter information.
Read more »
28% of Dallas County mail-in ballots rejected so far as early voting opens Monday in Texas primaryElection headaches continue as issues with Texas mail-in ballot request rejections continue to arise as early voting is set to open statewide Monday.
Read more »
‘iLLeY’ more confident in leading after OpTic Texas’ first Call of Duty League winThe OpTic Texas roster signed themselves up for a process when they combined a pair of duos from two different Call of Duty League teams to form a squad....
Read more »
First Alert DFW: Disturbance Brings Sleet And Snow To Parts Of North TexasThe First Alert Weather Team brings you the latest information on the disturbance bringing wintry weather to parts of North Texas. FirstAlertDFW
Read more »
I’ve Been to This Perfectly Kitschy Texas Beach Town No Less Than 75 Times“Like any weird beach town, Galveston is filled with characters. If you’ve seen the film Red Rocket, parts of which were shot nearby, you know what I’m talking about”
Read more »