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Democrats Condemn Blatant Republican Attempt at Suppressing Texas College and University Students’ Vote

Gilberto
Gilberto
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Democratic Party and the Texas College Democrats released the following statements condemning Republican State Rep. Carrie Isaac’s new bill, HB 2390, which would prohibit Texas counties from putting a polling place at a college or university: “It’s already difficult enough for college students to navigate the byzantine maze of laws surrounding voting in Texas,” said Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. “Forcing them to go miles from the campuses they spend the overwhelming majority of their time on – just to cast their vote – would in practice be barring many of them from being able to vote at all. Should this backwards legislation gain any traction whatsoever, we will work diligently with our college communities to oppose it at every step. We will always fight for all eligible Texans — regardless of age, geography, or life circumstances — to have access to the ballot, regardless of their political affiliation.”
Bella Armenta
Bella Armenta
“Voter suppression is the GOP’s first instinct when faced with ‘dangerous’ voting trends,” said Bella Armenta, President of Texas College Democrats. “Voters aged 18-29 overwhelmingly voted for Democrats across Texas and the country. But rather than adapt with the changing views of our electorate, they seek to shut us out. This won’t stop us from registering thousands of college voters on campuses across the state, as we did in 2022 — moving forward, we’ll only dial up the pressure to create a better future for ALL Texans, regardless of age.”
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