Texas Republican calls proposal to limit Sunday voting a typo
Jun 1, 2021
Dr. Anthony Cobbs, executive pastor of Resurrection Baptist Church in Schertz, talks to the "Souls to the Polls" voter turnout drive after leading them in prayer at Sam Houston High School on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. "Souls to the Polls" is a long held tradition in the Black church community to encourage voter turnout that traces back to the civil rights movement.
Marvin Pfeiffer, San Antonio Express-News / Staff Photographer
One of the top Republican negotiators behind a failed Texas voting bill said it would have mistakenly limited early voting on Sundays, when many Black boers typically turn out.
Call it a mistake if you want to, but what should have been 11 was actually printed up as 1," state Rep. Travis Clardy said in an interview with NPR, adding that he plans to fix the error before it it is voted on again.
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