Democratic lawmakers left Texas to stall voting on a Republican-backed voter suppression bill, but enough of them returned for the legislation to pass.
restricting access to the vote despite Democratic lawmakers’ repeated efforts to block the legislation.
The bill will ban 24-hour and drive-through voting, create harsher voter ID requirements for mail-in voting and stop election officials from sending voters unsolicited applications for mail-in ballots.Last month, more than 50in an effort to block a vote on the GOP legislation. Without a quorum, the Republican-led Texas House couldn’t move forward with legislation in its special session.
Last week, after 38 days of stalling, enough Democratic lawmakers returned to Texas for the House to continue its business. While out of state, the Democrats went to Washington, D.C., to push for Congress to pass legislation at the federal level to protect voting rights.
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