- Feb 6, 2002
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Based on that same old lie of mass voter fraud and claiming to be concerned about voter integrity. Republicans are slow stealing democracy right from under our noses. Some of the more problematic parts of the bill
● Impose state felony penalties on public officials who offer an application to vote by mail to someone who didn’t request it;
● Allow signatures on mail ballot applications to be compared to any signature on record, eliminating protections that the signature on file must be recent and that the application signature must be compared to at least two others on file to prevent the arbitrary rejection of ballots;
● Limit Sunday early voting to a maximum between the hours of 1 p.m. and 9 p.m., a time constraint Democrats and voting rights activists tell CNN that they fear could add a hurdle to "Souls to the Polls" after-church, get-out-the-vote efforts in Black and Latino communities.
● Grant partisan poll watchers new access to watch all steps of the voting and counting process “near enough to see and hear the activity;”
● And require individuals to fill out a form if they plan to transport more than two non-relatives to the polls, and expand the requirement that those assisting voters who need help must sign an oath attesting under penalty of perjury that the person they’re helping is eligible for assistance because of a disability and that they will not suggest whom to vote for.
● The bill would also make it easier to overturn an election, allowing courts to throw out results if enough ballots were cast illegally that it could have made a difference -- rather than proving that fraud actually altered the outcome of a race. (Of course bill does not state who determines if a vote is illegal.)
● It would also impose $1,000-a-day fines on local election officials who do not follow prescribed procedures to update their voter rolls, and criminal penalties on election workers who obstruct poll-watchers. Those partisan poll-watchers would see their power expanded, allowing them to be "near enough to see and hear" election activity.
Texas voting restrictions bill: What it means for elections | The Texas Tribune
● Impose state felony penalties on public officials who offer an application to vote by mail to someone who didn’t request it;
● Allow signatures on mail ballot applications to be compared to any signature on record, eliminating protections that the signature on file must be recent and that the application signature must be compared to at least two others on file to prevent the arbitrary rejection of ballots;
● Limit Sunday early voting to a maximum between the hours of 1 p.m. and 9 p.m., a time constraint Democrats and voting rights activists tell CNN that they fear could add a hurdle to "Souls to the Polls" after-church, get-out-the-vote efforts in Black and Latino communities.
● Grant partisan poll watchers new access to watch all steps of the voting and counting process “near enough to see and hear the activity;”
● And require individuals to fill out a form if they plan to transport more than two non-relatives to the polls, and expand the requirement that those assisting voters who need help must sign an oath attesting under penalty of perjury that the person they’re helping is eligible for assistance because of a disability and that they will not suggest whom to vote for.
● The bill would also make it easier to overturn an election, allowing courts to throw out results if enough ballots were cast illegally that it could have made a difference -- rather than proving that fraud actually altered the outcome of a race. (Of course bill does not state who determines if a vote is illegal.)
● It would also impose $1,000-a-day fines on local election officials who do not follow prescribed procedures to update their voter rolls, and criminal penalties on election workers who obstruct poll-watchers. Those partisan poll-watchers would see their power expanded, allowing them to be "near enough to see and hear" election activity.
Texas voting restrictions bill: What it means for elections | The Texas Tribune
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