Abbott Signs Texas Election Bill Tuesday
We ran the numbers: There are 1431 news articles covering this topic. 71% (1020) are left leaning, 18% (258) are center, and 11% (153) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) will sign an election integrity bill. While left-leaning articles highlight that Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout, right-leaning articles highlight that the law will solidify voter “trust and confidence.”
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout. The bill signing underlined the hard right turn Texas Republicans made this year.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Abbott will travel to Tyler, Texas to sign the controversial legislation. The bill rolls back some of the relaxed voter accommodations put in place for the pandemic ahead of the 2020 election.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that Abbott said the law will solidify voter “trust and confidence.” The bill will increase the number of poll watchers, as well as set additional rules for mail-in voting.