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By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Early voting for the May 7 election is underway. Here’s what you should know before heading to the polls. What’s on the ballot? For the state’s special election, voters will decide on...
The Jefferson County clerk's office issued a reminder to voters about absentee ballot requests and election dates.
Republicans that senator menendez mentioned back in 2006 during the george w. bush years that voted to renew the 165 voting rights bill. you see a switch within the party, including many of those republicans who are still in the senate. i can't tell you why. i really can't tell you why, rev, but from my perspective as a conservative, this is what i think should occur. i do think republicans should work with democrats to extend voting times. i do think that republicans should work with democrats to have more voting precincts available, particularly in heavily populated areas. as i told a friend...
There usually are, why weren't there hearings. former attorney general holder has also filed a lawsuit about this so they can work together to uncover the information they need to meet this burden. >> pete, this is not the only place that redraws maps this year. any indication doj is looking anywhere else? >> we don't know that for sure. i think one of the biggest challenges here is the fact that the supreme court eight years ago, this is the first time since we've had a new census that the justice department no longer has a tool it historically had which was section 5 of the voting rights act...
And that is why it's for everybody's benefit that we enact these voter protection laws, to be sure that we have a fair voting playing field and that is not what's happening all across the country. and it's just so critical that we enact these bills that we have been pushing for. and we are going to continue to do that. because voting is a sacred right. for all of these governors and the state legislatures to consider legislation, that makes it -- it's just incredible, alicia, that they are making shorter voting times, fewer voting places, harder to get the ballots, all of those restrictions ar...