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UPDATES ON (SOME) KEY STATE LEGISLATION

HB3/SB2
Creates an Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) that divert taxpayer dollars to fund private education, which is not accountable to taxpayers. ESAs are welfare for the wealthy. Texas already has school choice and needs to protect and fully fund its public schools. Contact the members of the House Public Education Committee to urge them to say NO to HB 3!


HB 429
Allowing children under the age of 14 to accompany their parents to the polls and also to read and mark the ballot at their parents’ direction.


HB44/SB 31
Would allow doctors to use their reasonable medical judgement in determining when an abortion is needed to save a woman's life or fertility.


HB 817
This would ban preferential voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) in all elections in Texas. IRV is a nonpartisan voting method in single-winner elections where voters rank candidates and one winner is chosen. IRV saves taxpayer money by eliminating costly, low-turnout runoff elections and leads to more positive, issue-oriented campaigning rather than mudslinging. Contact the members of the House Committee on Elections now, and urge them to vote NO on HB 817!


SB 16
This bill would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, would disenfranchise citizens who do not or cannot present a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers to election officials before voting. Over 18 million current voters would not be exempt from this requirement, which would require election officials to implement an entirely new process for verifying citizenship. Contact the members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs and ask them to vote NO on SB 16!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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