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Local Matters: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs controversial voting bill into law

Name: Local Matters: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs controversial voting bill into law
Uploaded: 2021-09-07T17:20:28-0400
Duration: 5 min 43 s
Description: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial voting bill into law Tuesday. The Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 bans drive-thru voting and changes voting hours. It also includes new requirements for mail-in voting and poll worker protections. Renuka Rayasam, author of Politico Nightly, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial voting bill into law Tuesday. The Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 bans drive-thru voting and changes voting hours. It also includes new requirements for mail-in voting and poll worker protections. Renuka Rayasam, author of Politico Nightly, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.