For years, disabled voters have been burdened by restrictive voting policies introduced in Republican-led states that limit what assistance a voter can receive and whether someone else can return a voter’s mailed ballot.
, co-written by state representatives Jeff Leach, R-Plano, and John H. Bucy III, D-Austin, would have allowed voters who needed voting assistance to cast a mail-in ballot through an accessible electronic system. Voters would then print and mail the ballot to the appropriate election official. Bucy has introducedsince taking office in 2019. Abbott — who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair — defended his veto by saying that H.B.
Advocates argue that Abbott inaccurately described aspects of the bill. For example, the bill makes it a requirement for individuals using the accessible absentee ballot system to attest to having a disability or condition that prevents them from showing up at a polling place. Currently, a person falsely claiming to qualify for mail voting could be charged with illegal voting, which will become a second-degree felony in the state later this year, the Texas Tribune reported in June.
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