Texas House Passes Bill Raising Penalty for Illegal Voting to a Felony
On Friday, April 28, the Texas House passed House Bill 1243, a bill that would increase the penalty for illegal voting to a felony.
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On Friday, April 28, the Texas House passed House Bill 1243, a bill that would increase the penalty for illegal voting to a felony.
Between Monday, April 17 and Thursday, April 20, the Texas Senate passed at least nine bills that interfere with election administration or make it harder to vote or register to vote.
On Thursday, April 13, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1933, a bill that would empower the secretary of state to seize election authority from county officials.
In the past few days, the Texas Senate has advanced multiple anti-voting bills.
On Thursday, March 30, the Texas Senate’s State Affairs Committee advanced multiple anti-voting bills to the Senate floor.
On Thursday, March 30, a federal judge allowed a consolidated redistricting lawsuit against Galveston County, Texas, to move forward.
On Friday, March 10, the Texas Department of State announced the creation of a new position to “develop and manage an interstate voter registration crosscheck program.”
On Wednesday, March 9, Texas Rep. Carrie Isaac introduced House Bill 4465, a bill that would ban polling locations on public K-12 school campuses.
On Monday, March 6, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Vote.org v. Callanen, a lawsuit challenging Texas’ “wet signature” law.
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Texas Republicans introduced Senate Bill 2, which would raise the penalty for illegally voting from misdemeanor to a felony, a drastic increase that could inadvertently harm voters.