Houston, Tx
Willie Nelson, wife struggled to vote absentee in primary
Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally excessive charge throughout the nation’s first main of 2022, rejecting almost 23,000 ballots outright below harder voting guidelines.
AUSTIN, Texas — Even nation music legend Willie Nelson discovered it arduous to vote absentee within the March 1 main below new Texas election legal guidelines, his spouse mentioned.
Nelson and his spouse made two makes an attempt earlier than they succeeded in acquiring absentee ballots from Travis County elections officers, spouse Annie D’Angelo-Nelson instructed the Austin American-Statesman.
She mentioned their first functions have been rejected due to inconsistent identification info supplied on the types. She mentioned they’re involved for these wanting absentee ballots however aren’t as tech-savvy as her and her musician-husband.
Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally excessive charge throughout the nation’s first main of 2022, rejecting almost 23,000 ballots outright below harder voting guidelines which might be a part of a broad marketing campaign by Republicans to reshape American elections, in line with an evaluation by The Related Press.
Roughly 13% of mail ballots returned within the March 1 main have been discarded and uncounted throughout 187 counties in Texas. Specialists mentioned something above 2% typically attracts consideration.
Many of the rejected ballots, in line with county election officers and the Texas secretary of state, failed to stick to the brand new identification necessities.
