As a constituent who considers the right to vote as something sacred, I urge you to vote against Senate Bill 7 and House Bill 6 in committee. These bills serve no purpose except to throw up even more barriers and blocks for individuals to register to vote and cast a ballot that counts. Right now our state is facing multiple crises. This raises the question: why pursue these bills when we as Texans are still suffering through the pandemic and we still need answers and accountability from the Blackouts that froze millions of us?
SB7 and HB6 will have a disproportionate impact on young people, people with disabilities, older individuals, and communities of color. We cannot and will not allow Jim Crow tactics to suppress the vote to sneak past the Capitol under the guise of security.
There is no widespread voter fraud. The state (indicted and under federal investigation) attorney general has found a handful of cases of voting irregularity, mostly errors made filling out voter registration forms. That’s it. There’s absolutely no reason, no justification, for making it even harder for Texans to vote.
Vote NO on SB7 and HB6 in your committee. And then get on to solving the real problems in this state.