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Multiple major corporations based in Texas spoke out Thursday in opposition to Republicansâ legislative proposals to further restrict voting in Texas.
Corporate giants American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, and Dell Technologies, headquartered in Round Rock, were among the first to take a position. American Airlines took specific aim at Senate Bill 7, which would impose sweeping restrictions that take particular aim at local efforts meant to make it easier to vote â like extended early voting hours. Senate Republicans advanced that measure in a 2 a.m. vote Thursday.
âEarlier this morning, the Texas State Senate passed legislation with provisions that limit voting access. To make Americanâs stance clear: We are strongly opposed to this bill and others like it,â the company said in a statement.
American Airlines and Dell Technologies on Thursday publicly declared their opposition to Republican legislative proposals that would impose new restrictions on voting.
In a statement Thursday, American Airlines took specific aim at Senate Bill 7, which would impose sweeping restrictions that take particular aim at local efforts meant to make it easier to vote. Credit: Getty Images
Multiple major corporations based in Texas spoke out Thursday in opposition to Republicans’ legislative proposals to further restrict voting in Texas.
Corporate giants American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, and Dell Technologies, headquartered in Round Rock, were among the first to take a position. American Airlines took specific aim at Senate Bill 7, which would impose sweeping restrictions that take particular aim at local efforts meant to make it easier to vote like extended early voting hours. Senate Republicans advanced that measure in a 2 a.m. vote Thursday.
Georgia has changed its voting laws. Which states will be next? By Adam Brewster, Caitlin Huey-Burns
April 2, 2021 / 7:00 AM / CBS News
Georgia has been Ground Zero in the post-2020 battle over state election laws, but it is hardly the only big battleground state pushing voting changes.
Arizona, Florida and Texas are considered the next frontier for altering the way people vote, with their legislatures considering proposals for additional ID requirements, restrictions on dropboxes, and cuts to private funding for local election offices.
The three states each have growing and increasingly diverse populations and play a substantial role in the outcome of presidential contests. And they all have Republican governors and Republican majorities in the legislature.
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