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Texas legislature passed a series of bills on Monday that amounted to a sweeping power grab giving Republicans more control over how elections are run and administered in the state’s most populous Democratic county.
One bill would allow the secretary of state to remove local election officials for “good cause” The bill applies solely to “large urban areas” with 4 million people or more.
A second bill, SB 1750, abolishes the position of election administrator in counties with more than 3.5 million people.
Texas is already the most difficult state in the country to vote in.
Unlike 40 states, it has no online voter registration, and an individual must be deputized by the state every election cycle to register voters.
Only voters who are over 65, out of town during the election, or have a physical condition that prevents them from voting.
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