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States of among the country, the problem is getting worse joining us now is -- from texas. he is that voting rights attorney. great to see you again. when you see what is happening in your state, what is your response to joe manchins comment? >> i respect senator manchin. ive spoken to him before about what is happening in texas. he is wrong about what the government is going to do in these voting laws. 40% of our voting applications are being rejected. also is about -- in harris county its also...

Towns. jim clark had the reputation of being one of the strongest and meanest sheriffs in the south. selma did everything to prevent people from voting. they closed the registration office when black people showed up. when they kept it open, they gave them the voting applications and then said there was something wrong and they would tear it up and throw it in the trash can. >> literacy tests and poll taxes and the very creative work of segregationists in the deep south to prevent people of colo...

Selma had the representation of being one of the toughest towns. jim clark had the reputation of being one of the strongest and meanest sheriffs in the south. selma did everything to prevent people from voting. they closed the registration office when black people showed up. when they kept it open, they gave them the voting applications and then said there was something wrong and they would tear it up and throw it in the trash can. >> literacy tests and poll taxes and the very creative work of s...

County election office. her job was to handle voting applications and process votes. this past year her mother, ruby freeman signed up for a temp job to help count ballots in november election. they needed a lot of extra workers. even though the georgia election was audited three times, found to have no fraud, that did not stop the conspiracy theories directed at those two. in december of last year, this mother/daughter pair became the subject of a slew of false stories published in the pro-trum...

Election cycle. specifically harris county where houston is which has voted heavily democratic. but some of the things that this bill includes is it restricts early voting hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. it blocks counties from sending unsolicited mail-in voting applications to voters. it increases protections for partisan poll watchers at ele election sites and sets new limits on how people can assist voters in the voting booth. this applies to elderly, perhaps disabled voters. a lot of questio...

In dallas. this bill meant to protect election integrity, even though election officials in texas said there was no evidence of any widespread fraud in the last election. >> reporter: yeah, there is and that is why you hear so many critics saying this is a solution in search of a problem and the number of law enforcements from organizes like the aclu and the lead of latin american citizens have already started piling up. even before the bill has been signed. which is expected to happen in about ...

Elections. cnn correspondent ed lavendera joining us from dallas with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. well the governor here in texas is headed to the politically friendly confines of east texas. it is notable that hes not signing this bill in the major cities like houston or dallas. which essentially many of the provisions in this election bill is targing some of the measures that are rolled out in those counties in the most recent election. so the governor signing that co...

Ashley: gop led house and senate committees in texas advanced them toward full chamber vote, the measure bans drive-through and 24 hour voting options and restricts voting applications to request mail-in ballots. democrats blocked similar legislation in may when they walked out in protest during the regular legislative session. texas attorney general ken paxton will join us in the next hour to discuss these voting security laws. trey gowdy is calling out democrats for their sout outrage over -- ...

90-year-olds spend so much time getting new voting applications to vote. its not a big enough problems to justify the new laws and rule against them. >> perry bacon, thank you for your time. >> thanks, tamron. up next is the gut check. another labor dispute. were up next. youll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottra...