The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the Texas Senate to reexamine how the state conducts runoff elections and recommend new laws aimed at stopping protesters from covering their faces when the Legislature meets next year.The new list includes a number of right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.at some schools.
Patrick also directed senators to recommend legislation aimed at masked protesters, some of whom he claims have concealed their identities in order to commit crime.
Patrick also directed senators to study the rules and timing for runoff elections, hinting he thinks that he may be concerned too many primary races are being decided in the second round head-to-heads. Runoff elections are currently required if no candidate receives more than 50% of vote in a primary. Patrick wants lawmakers to study that threshold, particularly in races with four or more candidates, and whether it should be lowered “in some instances.
He also wants lawmakers to recommend legislation to remove noncitizens from voter rolls and prevent them from registering to vote — something that experts say is rare but has fueled a new round of Republican fears ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Texas already has some of the strongest voting laws in the nation, and state and federal laws already prohibit noncitizens from voting. In 2021, Gov.
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