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By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2021
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Texas GOPâs voting restrictions bill could be rewritten behind closed doors after final House passage
By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
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Texas GOP s voting restriction bill passes final House vote; now heads back to Senate
The pared down version leaves out some of the most controversial voting restrictions that have prompted widespread outcry from voting rights advocates. Author: ALEXA URA (The Texas Tribune) Published: 11:15 AM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 2:22 PM CDT May 7, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas The Texas House passed SB7 Friday afternoon on its final vote, 78-64.
It now heads back to the Senate, then likely to a conference committee made up of members from both chambers.
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The first vote on a pared down version came early Friday after a long day of debate. It left out various far-reaching voting restrictions that have prompted widespread outcry from voting rights advocates, advocates for people with disabilities, and local officials in the state’s biggest counties.
State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, flanked by his Republican colleagues, answered questions regarding Senate Bill 7 on May 6, 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune
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As opposition to Texas Republicans’ proposed voting restrictions continues to intensify, state lawmakers’ deliberations over the GOP priority legislation could soon go behind closed doors.
The House early Friday voted 81-64 to advance a pared down version of Senate Bill 7, leaving out various far-reaching voting restrictions that have prompted widespread outcry from voting rights advocates, advocates for people with disabilities, and local officials in the state’s biggest counties. The legislation still contains some provisions opposed by those groups including a prohibition on counties sending unsolicited applications to vote by mail.
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After weeks of debate and political maneuvering, Senate Bill 7 legislation supported by Republicans that would revise Texas election laws to restrict voting access passed early Friday morning along a party-line vote.
Texas Republicans replaced House Bill 6 with SB 7 due to identical language and because SB7 is further along in the legislative process. The bill went through a third reading and final House vote Friday before it was sent back to the Senate for advancement.
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