Rep. Sylvia Garcia

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

Why should polling places be open 24 hours if employers have to let you take time off to go vote by law? In TX, employers can refuse time off if you're not on the schedule for 2 hours while polls are open. Because of polling place closures, voting lines can get up to 4-6hrs! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 20, 2022

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

Last year, Texas passed the #votersuppression bill #SB1 What else do you call a bill that: 🚫Bans drive-thru voting 🚫Bans 24 hr voting 🚫Bans mail-in ballot distribution by state workers The bans directly hurt workers, seniors & so many others. #VotingRights protections now! — PolitiTweet.org

In 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, the TX state gov. forced Harris Co. to have exactly 1 ballot drop off box. 1… https://t.co/hcBO2kDA3S

Posted Jan. 20, 2022

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Rep. Sylvia Garcia @RepSylviaGarcia

For parents who have to pick up their children from school, or workers who have to go their second job, or students who are going from work to class, regular polling hours are often just not enough. And when polling places are closed and moved far away, it's even worse. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 20, 2022