Texas Democrats are concerned a provision in a bill cracking down on voter fraud would make it illegal for family members to discuss politics at home if a family member has a mail-in ballot in the house. Democrats voiced their concerns as the Texas Senate considered a bill to increase penalties for mail-in ballot voter fraud. Hancock told the Texas Tribune that family members were unlikely to bring forward allegations of voter fraud against other family members. “In this particular section, once you have your ballot, you’re treated as any other citizen who has a ballot,” he said. The Texas legislation comes as Dallas officials investigate a potential case of voter fraud.

Source: Huffington Post July 28, 2017 19:18 UTC