Fact-check: Dan Patrick insists that SB 7 doesn't change early voting rules. Is he right?
Brandon Mulder, Austin American-Statesman
Dan Patrick: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."
PolitiFact's ruling: Pants on Fire
Here's why: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stood before reporters during a Tuesday morning news conference in which he excoriated Democrats and many in the media for spreading "lies" about Senate Bill 7, a measure that would restrict voting access in the state.
“The left, the Democrats, many in the media, some in this room, across the state, across the country, have changed the word sadly from ‘voter security’ to ‘voter suppression' or ‘voter restriction,’” Patrick, a Republican, said angrily. “Senate Bill 7 is about voter security not about voter suppression, and I’m tired of lies and the nest of liars who continue to repeat them.”