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Extra weekend hours could improve turnout, but election officials expect some challenges with staffing.
Justice Department letters cite Wisconsin’s handling of complaints, Arizona’s identification checks as violations of Help America Vote Act.
Jane Nelson said the state used new access to a federal database to screen names. The number is a tiny fraction of the roughly 11.3 million Texans who cast ballots in the November 2024 election.
The GOP-backed proposal would remove limits on who can appeal decisions by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Supporters say it’s a necessary check on the commission’s power.
Twenty years into the program, millions of Americans still don’t have the right ID to board a plane. If similar dysfunction plays out in our elections, the stakes are much higher than a missed flight.
Ken Paxton sought more power for his office to take up election cases. But lawmakers haven’t agreed on a measure that would give it to him.