• Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 days ago

      The link you gave confirms what I said, but their conclusion is that it was incorrect, which is a bit… weird.

      A lawsuit and state Supreme Court ruling that specifically causes voter disenfranchisement by throwing away 2.5 (or 2.4) million votes or voter registration roles has the exact same effect as what I said.

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        9 days ago

        He didn’t throw away 2.4 million votes. Harris county (voter population: 2.4 million) wanted to expand voting options, Paxton prevented that, as in the mail-in ballots were never sent out.

        1.6 million people in Harris county still voted in the 2020 election. That’s a voter turnout of 68.14%. The state of Texas had a voter turnout of 60.8%.