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Elections bill passes House

The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously-passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.The measure passed after House Democrats largely ended a second walkout that broke quorum. The Austin American-Statesman reported the bill would ban drive-thru and 24-hour voting, add ID requirements to mail-in ballots, and give greater leeway to partisan poll watchers’ ability to observe both polling places and vote counting.Republicans supported the bill as a means to reassure voters that elections are fraud-free. Critics called it ...

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