Yet another insidious effort to suppress voter registration
A long-time Texas Democratic activist has been doing a lot of voter registration efforts over the years. He spoke to a group I attended a couple of days ago and reports a new wrinkle.
Now there are new barriers to getting mail-in voter registration cards in bulk in Texas. Venues that used to keep stacks available are suddenly finding the process too onerous. Now one has to apply for the cards, they are doled out in limited supply, have to be picked up in person, and when the supply runs out the whole process has to be repeated, he said. I don't remember whether there's a cost involved in getting them now too.
Before, stacks of the cards were available at certain grocery stores, Mexican restaurants, and other widely accessible community centers. Places that have historically put out the registration cards aren't this year. So that leaves registering in person with a relatively limited number of deputized voter registrars. Pretty insidious strategy to reduce new applications.
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