The Texas Senate just refused to agree to changes in the controversial Voter ID bill — Senate Bill 14 — that were made by the House of Representatives.
That means the final version of the measure will be worked out by a committee of senators and House members.
The main difference between the two bills is that the Senate had an exception for people over 70, and the House did not. Unlike the dueling sonogram bills, for which lines in the sand have been drawn, I expect a compromise bill to be reached pretty easily and then passed by both chambers. I can’t imagine any Republican legislator wanting to have to explain to their primary voters how they fumbled this one when they had the biggest majorities they’ll ever see.
Wait.
My head hurts.
People over 70 don’t have to get a sonogram to vote?
The Voter Suppression Act of 2011 would be a more appropriate name for the bills. College students will have to really pay attention to the details ( and many won’t ). The best option for them would probably be to keep their voting where their parents live if they are single. Older adults that no longer drive will have to get new picture I.D. cards and many people that have a current voter registration cards could possibly be turned away at the polls but that is the point of the bills as I see it.