Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott threatens paychecks after Democrats walk out to block voter suppression bill
Texas state Rep. Jessica Gonzales speaks during a news conference in Austin, Texas, on early Monday, May 31, 2021, after House Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout and blocked one of the most restrictive voting bills in the U.S. from passing before a midnight deadline. In a last-ditch effort to prevent a restrictive voting bill from being passed in the state legislature,Democrats walked out of the statehouse around midnight Sunday night before a final vote could be held.
If passed, S.B. 7 would severely suppress the vote in Texas. Provisions in the bill would limit voting hours, eliminate 24-hour polling stations and restrict access to mail-in voting. It also would allow partisan poll watchers unprecedented access and introduce new criminal penalties for election workers who limit their movement. Election officials who send mail-in voting applications to anyone who did not request one could also face felony charges.
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