Tougher penalties for mail-in ballot fraud up for debate Mon
Tougher penalties for mail-in ballot fraud up for debate Monday in Texas House committee
Monday, Mar 28, 2011, 12:48PM CST
By Steve Miller
Political workers found guilty of mail-in ballot fraud would face harsher punishment under bills proposed by Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, who is targeting the practice with more than two dozen bills, including several set for debate today in the House Elections Committee.
Stemming mail-in fraud -- an old and entrenched practice in South Texas that is arguably the most prevalent form of voter fraud in Texas -- doesn't have the political gleam of the recently passed voter ID legislation. But given the Republican majority in both chambers, Peña is optimistic at least a few of his measures will pass.
“Democrats will not compromise in this, and I know that because I was one,â€
TX Senators: Not concur on House-passed Voter ID bill
I'm glad they are confronting some of those sneaky Democratic amendments
Senators: Not concur on House-passed Voter ID bill
By Mike Ward | Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 11:31 AM
The Texas Senate just refused to agree to changes in the controversial Voter ID bill — Senate Bill 14 — that were made by the House of Representatives.
That means the final version of the measure will be worked out by a committee of senators and House members.
After debating 60 amendments, the House made several changes in the Senate-passed version of the bill, and dropped a provision that would have exempted elderly voters from the requirement to show a valid ID card to be able to vote.
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