Originally posted by Kepler
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With respect to the bill, a caveat. I have not read the actual bill, so I am basically going by what I have heard as the summary highlights on the news.
First, I believe they are trying to demand things like social security numbers and the like for ballots. I think that's wrong. I think it's ok to ask someone to state or declare where they reside, and even like we do in Minnesota, have them bring in a utility bill or something that shows they are getting mail there, or even someone who also resides in that voting area who will attest to it.
I have also heard they are trying to restrict voting hours. In my opinion I think that there should be some sort of designated voting period during a day, but I think it ought to be at least 12 hours long.
I think they are trying to limit things like drop boxes or drive through voting and other methods that were sort of implemented out of the blue due to the pandemic. I am less concerned about those limitations. We have drop boxes. They are called U.S. Mail boxes. Furthermore, last I checked, a U.S. mail representative actually comes to your house (although apparently without my bat phone).
I've heard they are trying to make it tougher to vote by absentee ballot. I am not in favor of that at all. I think so long as there are rules about where you get a ballot, how you get a ballot, and the time by when it has to be in to count, you ought to be able to vote by absentee ballot if you want, and you shouldn't need a note from your doctor to do so. But there should be specific rules about when, where and how to pick up the ballot (or have it mailed to you) and getting it back to them.
I think they had some crap in there about punishing poll watchers or election workers who look crosswise at one another, and frankly I couldn't get two ****s about Texan on Texan violence.
Honestly, those are really the only things about the legislation that stuck in my mind, but I'm sure there are other things.
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