The Texas Senate has passed similar legislation. But a key policy separates the two chambers. Texas txlege VoterSuppression VotingRights SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX
Under the sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws passed two years ago, a person only illegally votes if they “knowingly or intentionally” vote or attempt to vote in an election in which the person “knows they’re not eligible” to vote.
The Senate version up for debate would change that language to include anyone who votes or attempts to vote in an election in which “the person knows of a particular circumstance that makes the person not eligible to vote.” Those circumstances could include having been convicted of a felony or not holding U.S. citizenship.It’s unclear how the chambers will reconcile the differences.
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