Texas Democrats stage walkout over restrictive voting bill, killing it for now

Texas Democrats on Sunday night staged a walkout to prevent a vote that would add new restrictions to elections in the state.

Texas Democrats on Sunday night used every parliamentary tool at their disposal to effectively kill a bill that would add new restrictions to elections in the state, ultimately staging a walkout to prevent a vote from being held before a midnight deadline.Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act, passed the state Senate along party lines early Sunday morning after an all-night debate. The bill came up in the state House Sunday evening for final approval.

Democrats on Sunday night repeatedly pointed to language that could make it easier to overturn an election in Texas that was not included in original legislation. According to the bill text, a court may void an election if the number of fraudulent votes cast could change the result, whether or not fraud was proven to have affected the outcome.

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