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[Texas] Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail (www.texastribune.org)
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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.

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[–] 23 points 3 years ago (7 children)

That's not shocking, especially with all their fear mongering about "voter fraud", meanwhile in Estonia you can vote electronically

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Ironic though considering he himself is wheelchair bound

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    More absolutely predictable than ironic, it will not impact him and he has no love for the disability community. I imagine he has a ton of internalized ableism and believes himself as different from other disabled people. He has a long history of doing things like this, look up his tort reform work. As a wheelchair user I really hate that one of the most prominent wheelchair users in politics is this fuck.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Probably has someone vote for them or doesn't need to vote due to wealth and status. I am guessing here.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If you're rich enough or travel enough (like politicians), you can just claim that you will "be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance".

    https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml

    These laws are meant to impact the poor and the middle class.

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