[csusbpeace] Texas GOP Propose Cutting Polling Places for Urban Voters of Color
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-republicans-polling-places-1173813/
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Texas Republicans Propose Cutting Polling Places for Urban Voters of Color
This is part of a larger trend as Republicans across the country try to
restrict voting under the guise of expanding access and increasing election
security
May 24, 2021
Voters line up to cast their ballot durning early voting Tuesday, April 27,
2021, in Mansfield, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
AP
Republicans in the Texas <https://www.rollingstone.com/t/texas/> Senate have
passed legislation that would dramatically decrease the number of polling
places in heavily Democratic counties, which would disproportionately
disenfranchise voters of color in the state. The provision is now under
discussion as the state Senate and House attempt to reconcile each chamber’s
bill into a single piece of legislation.
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