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Tag: Voting access

Elections

Most Texas likely voters don’t believe either voter fraud or voter suppression are problems close to home, poll finds

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 4, 2022 · The survey by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs found sharp divisions along partisan and racial lines over which constituted the larger threat to fair elections in the United States.

Tags 2022 elections University of Houston Hobby School voter fraud voter suppression Voting access

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Texas Democrats Have Failed To Pass Voter Access Legislation For Years. The Pandemic May Change That

Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 27, 2020 · More than 60 election-related bills have been filed in the House and Senate in the three weeks since the election. About half of them are aimed at increasing voter access, which lawmakers said became a more urgent issue during the pandemic.

Tags election voting Voting access

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GOP-authored bills would increase penalties for illegal voting and limit Harris County’s control over elections

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 20, 2023 · Senate Bill 2 would make illegal voting a felony again. Other Republican-authored bills, filed in response to the 2022 Harris County general election, could cost Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum his job.

Tags 2022 elections 88th Texas Legislature harris county elections administrator State Representative Charles Cunningham State Senator Bryan Hughes State Senator Carol Alvarado State Senator John Whitmire State Senator Paul Bettencourt State Senator Sarah Eckhardt voting

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Mattress Mack asks Harris County voters to dish details about ‘bad’ experiences on Election Day 2022

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on February 21, 2023 · Jim McIngvale, a Houston businessman and Republican political donor, has launched an information-gathering campaign asking voters to share their experiences during the recent midterm.

Tags 2022 elections 2022 midterm election Harris County Election Administrator Clifford Tatum Harris County Elections Administrator's Office Jim McIngvale Mattress Mack

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GOP donor Mattress Mack files lawsuit against Harris County Elections office for access to 2022 Election Day records

Ariel Worthy

Posted on February 14, 2023 · The law suit alleges that the Harris County Elections Administration Office failed to turn over records and is refusing to turn over records that are "patently germane" to understanding what happened in the 2022 elections. 

Tags 2022 elections Harris County Election Administrator Harris County Election Administrator Clifford Tatum harris county elections Jeff Diamond Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale Mattress Mack Wayne Dolcefino

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GOP claims of Election Day mismanagement, fraud don’t explain Democrats’ 2022 sweep of Harris County

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 17, 2023 · Republicans are seeking fresh elections in nearly two dozen contests, alleging Election Day woes cost them thousands of votes, but a surge in Democratic registration and long-term demographic trends provide simpler explanations for GOP losses.

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