Allred Slams Texas Voter Suppression Law as AP Report Shows Texas Rejected 23,000 Mail Ballots Because of Voter Suppression Law

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Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a former voting rights attorney, released the following statement after the AP reported that 13 percent or nearly 23,000 mail ballots in Texas were rejectedas a result of the new voter suppression law. This included a 10 percent rejection rate of mail ballots in Dallas County alone.

"Texas holds one of the earliest primaries in the country and we are seeing the firsthand impact of the voter suppression law that was pushed through the Texas legislature last year.

"Texas is already one of the hardest states to vote and this law made it even harder. 23,000 mail ballots rejected is unacceptable. Not only did they pass these restrictions, but they did virtually nothing to educate voters on how to comply.

"Voting should be easy and accessible for every eligible voter, and that's why the Senate must find a way to pass the Freedom to Vote Act this year."

Allred recently did an interview on MSNBC with Pam Gaskin, a Texas voter whose ballot was rejected after voting by mail for years and called the Texas law "Jim Crow 2.0."

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