A Votebeat analysis shows how such laws risk disenfranchising key voter groups.
Under Sen. Paul Bettencourt’s bill, some individuals could submit requests for explanations of ‘election irregularities’ and potentially bring them to the Texas Secretary of State.
One bill emerges ahead of the new legislative session, while a pair of lawsuits focus attention on the issue.
For Trudy Hancock and her staff in Brazos County, the questions from right-wing skeptics keep coming. And the answers don’t seem to matter.
Only a few problems were reported across the state; millions cast ballots early.
By state law, Election Day totals must be submitted to the state within 24 hours after polls close. Hitting that deadline requires careful but quick work.
Mary Howard-Elley didn’t pay attention to Gov. Greg Abbott’s noncitizen voting claims — until she learned they affected her
Some people who filled out forms find out too late that they never made it onto the rolls. State lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand online options.
A man was jailed after he assaulted a poll worker who asked him to remove a hat showing support for former president Donald Trump.
Governor gave an inflated number of noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls, officials acknowledged, confirming findings by news organizations.