Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail
www.texastribune.org
The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.

  • sparkl_motion@beehaw.orgEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    WA state has vote by mail, and every registered voter gets an informational booklet detailing the candidates.

    I’ve never heard of any issues here.

    • argv_minus_one@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      And when’s the last time you saw a Republican trifecta in Washington?

      Exactly. That’s what Abbott is afraid of.