What Could Go Wrong? Texas May Allow Guns at the Polls

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I have been volunteering on voter protection efforts since 2004. I have been an election judge including serving as the election judge for a GOP primary as a favor to the county election administrator. That was not a fun experience in that asshole republicans insisted on using the handgun permits to check in and at the time we could not scan this form of identification. My youngest child has been an election judge.

Right now, the head election judge can have a gun in a polling place. Now the GOP assholes want to allow everyone to bring a gun to the polling place. This is stupid
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https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/what-could-go-wrong-texas-may-allow-guns-at-the-polls/

Texas voters could encounter concealed guns at the polls starting this year. Republican lawmakers in the state are hoping to buck a trend that has seen several states put limits on guns near voting sites in response to concerns about political violence.

The Texas House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow any gun owner to carry a concealed handgun at a polling location. Under the measure, guns would not be permitted at polling places in locations where firearms are otherwise prohibited, such as schools. An early version of HB 1794 applied only to licensed gun owners, but that provision was dropped. Since 2021, Texans have been allowed to carry handguns without obtaining a license or receiving training.

In an 83 to 50 vote, the House sent the bill to the Senate for consideration.

Currently, Texas is one of 16 states with a total prohibition against guns in polling places, according to a tally created by the progressive think tank Movement Advancement Project.

Opponents testified at a Texas House committee hearing in April, arguing that having guns at the polls could lead to voter intimidation and make everyone less safe. As a frequent election worker in Travis County, Susanna Carranza said she has been responsible for intervening and de-escalating volatile situations with voters.

[Javaman]

1. it's shit like this is the reason why I vote early and vote in the mornings.

the nuts come out as the election gets closer and they always sleep late.