A new bill under consideration in the state Legislature would remove all polling places from Texas colleges and universities, prompting outcry from voting rights advocates who say the proposal would make it even harder for young people to cast a ballot.
NextGen America staff and volunteer hosting a voter registration drive at the University of Houston Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Houston. September 20th is national voter registration day, and advocacy groups across Texas were focusing their efforts on young voters.would expressly prohibit county commissioners from designating college campuses as voting sites. State Rep.
“We must do everything we can to make our school campuses as safe as possible; they should not serve as a target-rich environment for those that wish to harm children,” she said in a Tuesday statement. “I have experienced firsthand the heightened emotions that often occur at polling locations, and I will not wait for more violence to act.”
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