Gov. Greg Abbott Says He Will Defund Texas Legislature for Not Passing Huge Voter Suppression Invoice

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott On Memorial Day, he announced he would dismiss the state legislature after the Democrats successfully blocked what is believed to be the most extreme electoral suppression bill of the year.

“I will veto Article 10 of the legislative budget,” Abbott said on Twitter a few minutes ago. “Article 10 finances the legislature. No payment for those who give up their responsibility. “

In an angry statement released two minutes after midnight – when the Texas Legislature officially closed – Abbott had said the Voter Suppression Act and Bail Reform were “necessary emergency items” and promised to legislate to call back a special meeting to have them say goodbye to these bills.

Gene Wu, the representative of the Democratic state of Texas, called it “very trademark compliant for Texas Republicans,” noting that Abbott compensates not only lawmakers but hourly workers as well:

The punishment of working class clerks, maintenance and other support services for failing to meet every one of his demands is very typical of Texas Republicans. https://t.co/f48j1KJV5p

– Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) May 31, 2021

The Texan voter suppression, one of nearly 400 filed in 48 states this year, “would make it easier to overturn an election on allegations of fraud, restrict voters due to disability by postal vote, and make it a state” . Jail time to knowingly count invalid votes, change someone else’s ballot “to not reflect the voter’s intent,” and more, “the Dallas Morning News reported.

It would also “make it an administrative offense for electoral officials to distribute postal ballot papers to people who have not asked” and would “require that early voting on Sunday only begin at 1pm, which is a shortening of the time in some areas Hours would mean “. which will start voting at 9 a.m. and affect the popular ‘Souls to the Polls’ voter turnout events hosted by black churches.

The “drive-through voting and extension of voting times developed in Harris County to help people vote during the coronavirus pandemic would be prohibited.”