Texas Scorecard by Erin Anderson April 1, 2021
Senate Bill 7 now moves to the Texas House for consideration.Republican-priority election integrity legislation is finally moving through the Texas Senate, more than eight weeks after the governor declared the issue an emergency.
Following eight hours of debate and amendments that began Wednesday evening and ended early Thursday, senators passed Republicans’ high-priority comprehensive election reform Senate Bill 7 on a party-line vote, 18-13.
Election integrity is a top legislative priority of the Texas GOP and the only one also declared an emergency item by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who said last month he is ready to sign “robust†election reform bills sent to his desk by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
The omnibus election bill, authored by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) and 12 other GOP senators, is loaded with reforms sought by election integrity advocates and intended to make voting more secure, accurate, and transparent.
“People want to know that their vote will be counted accurately, that the system is fair and transparent,†Hughes told senators Wednesday evening.
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