(Brandon Bell/Reuters)
Texas governor Greg Abbott signed the S.B. 1 voting law on Tuesday, after state Democrats blocked previous attempts to approve the legislation.
“One thing that all Texans can agree [on] and that is that we must have trust and confidence in our elections. The bill that I’m about to sign helps to achieve that goal,” Abbott said before the signing. “The law does however make it harder for fraudulent votes to be cast.”
State House Democrats walked out of a session in May to deny a quorum of lawmakers and prevent the bill’s passage. State Democrats then fled Texas in July to block a quorum during Republicans’ second attempt to pass the bill. The legislation was finally approved by the state legislature last week.
Among other measures, the bill prohibits state officials from sending mail-in ballots to voters unsolicited, requires voters to provide ID for mail-in voting applications, and bans drive-thru voting. The bill also requires live-stream video at voting places in large Texas counties as outlined by the legislation.
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