The threshold for third parties to get on the ballot in Texas has beenlowered in a way that watchdog groups, nonpartisan experts and progressive activists all say is designed to siphon votes from Democratic candidates.
— the party failed to qualify, owing to the fact that no Green Party candidates running in statewide races in 2016 had cleared the 5 percent threshold. Without any candidates on the ballot in 2018, none would have been allowed to appear in 2020, either.
At the same time, 2018 saw the closest U.S Senate race in Texas in 40 years, with the Democratic nominee, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, losing to the incumbent Republican, Ted Cruz, by only 2.6 percentage points. Also in 2018,two seats in the U.S. House, two seats in the Texas state Senate, and a whopping 12 seats in the Texas state House.
The criticism around the bill, said Springer, who represents a largely rural northern Texas district, “shows that Democrats just want to limit ballot access.”Glen Maxey, the legislative affairs director for the Texas Democratic Party, said the bill will"absolutely" hurt his party.
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