Liberal groups unite to fight GOP voting bills in special session
More than 30 liberal advocacy groups have united to oppose Republican plans to change state voting laws during the special session of the Legislature that will begin July 8.
Operating under the umbrella Texas for All, the groups say they also have raised more than $2.5 million to distribute to Texans hurt by the February freeze — the better to highlight their belief that the Republican-led Legislature focused on divisive wedge issues instead of fully addressing problems with the power grid during the regular session, which ended May 31.
But most of the coalition's efforts will be directed toward the Republican successor to Senate Bill 7, a sweeping measure that sought to ban 24-hour and drive-thru voting, beef up election fraud laws and protect the ability of partisan poll watchers to monitor voting and vote-counting operations.
A letter signed by the 35 founding coalition members called on politicians to avoid taking steps to restrict voting and instead make it easier and more accessible.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/06/28/liberal-groups-unite-fight-gop-voting-bills-special-session/5350543001/
