The reality of Texas' new voting law sets in as some voters have trouble casting ballots.
Early voting is underway in the state but many say the new laws make it harder for people to cast their votes.Twenty-eight days, three forms, and several calls -- that's what Pam Gaskin says it took for her to finally be able to cast her ballot in Texas. The 74-year-old has voted by mail for nearly a decade, but this year, she says a typically easy process turned into a"nightmare."
"Jim Crow 2.0," Gaskin called the new law."These laws were meant to stop certain classes and categories of people from voting," she said.Gaskin and her husband, John, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, were denied mail-in ballots twice. One reason: For the first time, voters are required to submit their Social Security number or driver's license number.
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