Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.

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    Not surprised. I’m sure he’ll claim it’s due to “voter fraud” but many places vote by mail without issue.

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      Colorado votes by mail and it’s regarded as the gold standard in regards to integrity and efficiency.

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      Anyone else remember when Rump said the quiet part out loud and if more people voted “you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again”?

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      WA state has vote by mail, and every registered voter gets an informational booklet detailing the candidates.

      I’ve never heard of any issues here.

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        And when’s the last time you saw a Republican trifecta in Washington?

        Exactly. That’s what Abbott is afraid of.

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      Guys, it was never really about voter fraud. They are now trying to raise the voting age to 25! Like, this is all math for them. They know like 1 in 5 real people support them (mainly people over 60), so they need to make sure only 3 in 10 people get a chance to vote and that those people are their people, suppress suppress and suppress the vote.