Texas Governor Signs, Restrictive Voting Bill Into Law.<br />Texas Governor Signs, Restrictive Voting Bill Into Law.<br />On September 7, Texas Republican <br />Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law <br />with a number of new restrictive voting measures.<br />On September 7, Texas Republican <br />Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law <br />with a number of new restrictive voting measures.<br />CNN reports that the bill bans 24-hour and <br />drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in <br />ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers.<br />CNN reports that the bill bans 24-hour and <br />drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in <br />ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers.<br />Texas joins a list of Republican-controlled <br />states that have clamped down <br />on access to the ballot box.<br />Florida, Georgia and other states have <br />also enacted new voting laws.<br />Opponents of the bill will claim that it will restrict voting access for marginalized voters, particularly people of color and those with disabilities.<br />The bill restricts the hours counties can <br />offer early voting to between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. .<br />The bill also blocks counties from sending <br />unsolicited mail-in voting applications <br />and places new rules around mail-in voting.<br />CNN reports that measures to expand <br />voting rights are currently stalled on Capitol Hill.<br />Due to opposition within the party, Senate Democrats <br />have been unable to break the filibuster preventing <br />voter protections from being put into place
