A recent University of Texas and Texas Politics Project survey that sampled 1,200 registered voters found that 72% support increasing punishments for violations of Texas election laws.
AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the state legislature are debating bills that could impact future elections. Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, filed a bill that would punish election officials for straying away from state election code. During a special session two years ago, Sen. Springer said lawmakers passed a bill that said local officials couldn’t make up their own election laws, but it was missing something. During the pandemic, election officials made modifications for voters.
A recent University of Texas and Texas Politics Project survey that sampled 1,200 registered voters found that 72% support increasing punishments for violations of Texas election lawsDuring the pandemic, election officials made modifications for voters. Some counties had drive-thru voting, others had polling locations that were open for 24 hours.
Katya Ehresman, the voting rights program manager at Common Cause Texas, signed up to testify against the bill Thursday. “I think anything that adds that penalty and that risk of penalty is an intimidation factor for election administrators and election workers to do their job, when we should be giving them more resources, more capacity, more money and making sure that they're able to do their job better without that threat,” Ehresman said.
But one conservative group says election officials should not be allowed to make accommodations like they did during the pandemic.
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