May 19, 2015      10:19 AM
Bill to address mail-in ballots draws support in Senate committee
Online voter registration went down under pressure this session, but the omnibus bill to address mail-in ballots snafus remains in play
The current
oversight of mail-in ballots in local elections is nothing short of a criminal
offense, Alan Vera told the Senate
State Affairs Committee.
Online
voter registration went down under pressure this session, but the omnibus bill
to address mail-in ballots snafus remains in play. On Monday in the Senate
State Affairs Committee, Chair Sen.
Joan Huffman, R-Houston, introduced House
Bill 1927 and rolled in language from House Bill 1308, House Bill 2384,
House
Bill 2724 and House Bill 3056, all dealing with
the mail-in ballot issue.
Vera and
his wife Colleen are active in Harris County Republican politics. Alan Vera
told the committee that local election officials often ignore annual mail-in
ballot requests that go to county election officials. In many cases, homebound
or disabled voters do not know how or whether to vote in local elections, Vera
said.
By Kimberly Reeves
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