Texas Senate passes bill to end countywide voting on Election Day
Brady Knox
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The Texas Senate passed a bill to end countywide voting on Election Day.
Senate Bill 990 was presented by Republicans as a way to secure elections. It passed in a 17-12 vote, with all Republicans voting for it and all Democrats voting against it, the Texas Tribune reported.
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Currently, 90 Texan counties use countywide polling stations, including Dallas. State Sen. Bob Hall (R), the author of the bill, argued that the stations left open the possibility of people voting more than once. Democrats argued that there wasn’t substantial evidence to show any fraudulent behavior stemming from the polling stations.
“You have no evidence to prove anything that you’re saying,” State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) said in a Senate floor debate with Hall. “There is not one article in any publication in the state of Texas that proves what you’re saying. There is not a law enforcement officer that can prove what you’re saying?”
“Correct,” Hall responded. “I’m saying we don’t know; there’s nothing to be proven.”
He added that it was impossible to prove one way or the other because “The data is so carefully guarded and kept from the public it is almost impossible to get the information.”
Another angle of attack from Democrats was the issue of convenience. State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D) said that 70% of voters in the last election used countywide polling stations.
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Hall retorted that the bill “is about security, not convenience.”
The bill will now move on to the House, which is also dominated by Republicans.