Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday said he will veto funding for the state legislature, after House Democrats staged a walkout the day before to prevent the passage of a restrictive voting bill.
“I will veto Article 10 of the budget passed by the legislature. Article 10 funds the legislative branch. No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities. Stay tuned,” he wrote.
This comes after Texas House Democrats staged a walkout, leaving the Republican majority without the quorum they needed to approve a restrictive voting bill before a midnight deadline on Sunday.
The bill in Texas would ban drive-thru voting, limit voting hours, make it more difficult to cast mail ballots and empower partisan poll watchers.
The legislation would allow courts to overturn elections if “the number of votes illegally cast in the election is equal to or greater than the number of votes necessary to change the outcome of an election,” instead of having to confirm evidence of election fraud.
