Beto O'Rourke

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

By mid 1970s, thanks to Voting Rights Act, federal government begins to “pre-clear” changes to voting rolls and voting laws in Texas and strikes down the state’s efforts to exclude blacks and Latinos. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1966 the poll tax is struck down in Texas. In response, the Governor passes legislation requiring voters to re-register every year - to “prevent voter fraud.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Then in 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court neuters the Voting Rights Act, and the federal backstop against disenfranchisement in Texas is removed. Immediately Texas implements the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country (“to prevent voter fraud”). — PolitiTweet.org

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