(Martin Walsh) Democrat lawmakers on Sunday walked out of a legislative session in the Texas House to prevent a vote from moving forward on voting laws that would overturn many of the COVID-era voting measures.
by Martin Walsh, May 31st, 2021
The Democrat lawmakers managed to defeat the bill temporarily by breaking the quorum needed to hold a final vote on the bill.
According to the state’s House rules, at least 100 members were required to be present for the chamber to conduct business.
However, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is going to call a special session to revisit the bill so that it can be passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature.
Abbott took to Twitter and wrote:
“I declared Election Integrity and Bail Reform to be must-pass emergency items for this legislative session. It is deeply disappointing and concerning for Texans that neither will reach my desk. Ensuring the integrity of our elections and reforming a broken bail system remain emergencies in Texas. They will be added to the special session agenda. Legislators will be expected to have worked out the details when they arrive at the Capitol for the special session.
Full statement here: https://t.co/xDz3JwvoPP pic.twitter.com/cSQ8ux2xjv
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 31, 2021
State Rep. Chris Turner (D), the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, appeared to be the main impetus for the walkout.
According to several media outlets, Turner had sent a text message informing other Democrats to “leave the chamber discreetly” ahead of the midnight deadline.
The Democrat lawmakers then confirmed their move following the walkout saying that on Sunday, they used their “last tool” to kill the bill.
“We denied the quorum that they needed to pass this bill and we killed that bill,” Turner told reporters.
“One of the many great traditions of the African American church in this country is ‘Souls to the Polls.’ … Republicans were determined to take that away.”
Members are about to go live in a press conference following their historic quorum break from Mt. Zion Church in East Austin.
Watch live: https://t.co/Ulu3RZxjUD
And follow along here for updates #txlege
— Texas House Democrats (@TexasHDC) May 31, 2021
“The Texas House Republican Caucus condemns the actions of their colleagues in the Texas House who chose to vacate their Constitutional responsibility and leave millions of Texans without resolution on key issues in the final hours of the legislative session. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/laMJRBbM68
— Texas House Republican Caucus (@TXGOPCaucus) May 31, 2021
The Texas House Republican Caucus responded to the move, condemning the actions of their colleagues.
“The Texas House Republican Caucus condemns the actions of their colleagues in the Texas House who chose to vacate their Constitutional responsibility and leave millions of Texans without resolution on key issues in the final hours of the legislative session,” the statement said.
“These individuals quit on their constituents and they quit on Texas. The Caucus is fully committed to taking all necessary steps to deliver on election integrity and bail reform, two issues flagged by our governor as emergency items.”
WATCH:
The bill was approved in the Senate largely along party lines after an overnight debate stretched into the morning of May 30, according to local media.
The measure would grant more power to poll watchers by giving them more access inside polling areas while creating new penalties against election officials who restrict poll watchers’ movements.
The proposal would also allow a judge to void the outcome of an election if the number of fraudulent votes could change the result.
Officials who send mail-in ballots to people who didn’t request them may also face criminal penalties, according to the bill.
Texas has taken a major stand to curb possible voter fraud.
Back in April, the U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a Democratic effort to expand mail-in voting in Texas.
The Democrats had gone to court to try to enable all eligible voters in Texas to vote by mail during last year’s election cycle, including the presidential election, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the Supreme Court left in place a lower court ruling that sided with Texas in the lawsuit.
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