Senate Bill 7, as passed by the Texas Senate, would:
Grant partisan poll watchers unfettered access to voters, and allow them to roamfreely through a polling site to intimidate voters, make it more difficult to ejectpoll watchers that cause problems (Sec 3.04, 4.01, and 4.02) as well as a right tovideotape voters while they vote (Sec. 3.08);
Prohibit county governments from establishing methods and locations for votingthat have proven to boost participation in working-class communities andcommunities of color (Sec. 3.06, 3.07, 3.10, 3.11, 3.15, 3.20, 3.21);
Make voting more difficult for people that utilize curbside voting by creatingnew, onerous requirements for people that drive elderly or disabled voters to the polls (Sec. 3.10) and require people assisting voters due to disability to verifyproof of the voter’s ailment or disability (Sec. 3.11); and,
Prevent elections officials from preemptively sending mail ballot applications toeligible voters who are legally empowered to vote by mail by threatening state jailtime (Sec. 2.01).