The proclamation, which goes into effect Friday, modifies part of Abbott’s
Abbott explained his newest order was done to ensure the security of the ballots, a complaint that President Donald Trump has made as Americans have embraced early and absentee voting in response to the ongoing pandemic. Trump has sought to sow distrust about the outcome of the election by casting doubt, without evidence, on the integrity of the system.
Abbott said poll watchers must be on hand to observe any location where early ballots are being accepted.
Another Republican undermining the GOP. The people of Texas will remember his suppression of their voting rights. Texans may want to consider voting for a recall provision. When any Governor, regardless of party, undermines their citizens right to vote, they should be recalled!
Special place in hell for this guy
Please make noise about this. This can’t be legal
How come this moron is still talking in front of us. This animal should be in the cage like Trump. What a pity these are the top of the nation and Texas.
MelissaJPeltier How the f^ck can that be legal!!!!?
Republicans working hard to suppress the vote anyway they can
They are afraid of the vote. WhenWeAllVote
Lotus suppression. Old Texans should vote so that we can get rid of these bastards
Gov Abbott is a disgrace to America.
Sounds like SOMEONE is trying to impede the vote....
He’s doin everything he can to suppress voting. I live in Dallas, and he putting one box per city. For over 2 million people. Fuck this looser and his boss. We will vote and Biden will win! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙🌊🌊🌊
CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT, CHEAT
I used to like Texas
This is voter suppression and it is absolutely not serving his constituents in any way. It only serves his own agenda which seems to be the GOP MO lately. Time for change. Voting is a right and we should all be able to do it safely and conveniently.
Voter suppression!
Shouldn’t be allowed to do
The conservative Texas courts will undoubtedly uphold Abbott's 'proclamation' because Trump's orders always trump the Constitution.
What a Jerk, Republicans also vote in those locations.
And he gets away with it
How is this legal?!
Take him out back to the woodshed...his behavior is disgusting
People! Get up and out and vote. Get in line. Take a chair and a cooler with you if you need to. As long as you are in line, they have to let you vote. If I am in line all day, I will vote no matter what. No one is keeping me from having a vote or a voice.
This is gross. Needs to have an emergency injunction immediately
Immoral and should be illegal
Why 🤬
Most Texans don’t give a shit about this. If we can open schools, go to the store, we can go vote. It’s not that big of a deal. Especially when everyone had their own mailbox which also carries a mail in ballot just fine.
THIS SHOULD BE A BIGGER STORY.
Why doesn't Harris Cnty. tell him to go fuck himself and put put as many boxes as they want?
Voter suppression not thinking and not caring about his people
More of Trump’s America.
And then trump gets COVID! What a prick these Republicans are! Abbott should be next!
More Republican election shenanigans. They are basically criminals.
This is just another republican trying to suppress the vote.
You have done a disservice to the people of your state. This is definitely voter suppression and we have the audacity to go to other countries to teach them how to hold a Democratic election. No longer. How do you people sleep at night.
Why?Evil
On the bright side GovAbbott is admitting Donald Trump can't win Texas without voter suppression
I would say not voter suppression knowing it would impossible to drive three hours for some and one box for one county in Texas nearly close to five million Americans I would call this voter intimidation cause it is purposely done matter in fact it absolutely insane
So stop him. Don’t just sit back and let these idiots take this election.
This is outrageous. Republicans don’t want people to vote. There is absolutely no other explanation to this.
Do they have mail boxes in Texas
Are we still democracy?
In other words sick it up and get to the polls to cast your vote. I will.
Republicans really hate to lose don't they?
What a sucker...
VoterSuppression is one of the oldest political traditions America has.
bessy_c3 I'm voting in person. But this is just disgusting. GovAbbott should be ashamed of himself. Seniors are afraid to vote by mail so they opt to drop if off in person. Now you make them wait for hours in line in their cars?!? TexasVoterSuppression
Fightkidscancer Sue him.
Can't they just mail them in?
Voter suppression by a Red State Governor! Florida’s Governor is up to something too! 120 mail sorting machines disappear and he doesn’t blink. DeSantis promised Florida to Trump and will do anything to please his leader! Help each other folks! Texas - CARPOOL! VOTE VOTE VOTE
Do you people have any idea how big Harris county is? The size of Rhode Island. This is criminal in every sense of the word.
That 6193 sq mi sounds big...but if it were a circle it’s diameter would be less than 90 miles. Now I know it ISN’T a circle and the drop off point isn’t in the exact center...but this seems like a way to make people think it’s a ridiculous trip instead of about an hour‘s drive
VoterSuppression FuckThisGuy
Needs to b FIRED
DennisKoch10 Voter suppression...
uber help these people out.
Ridiculous and criminal
Wonder if anyone has challenged him to explain & justify?
Smart.
There are more places to drop off my FOOD SCRAPS in the CityofFortWorth than places to drop off my ballot in all of TarrantCountyTX. GregAbbott_TX VoterSuppression
burden the process & place barriers rather than relieving burdens and removing barriers
Cheating for you master Donald! Sad little men
GregAbbott_TX is a coward. Pass it on.
They're not event trying anymore
Maybe he’ll get COVID as punishment.
The laws are fucked if we let a single elected leader hold this power. This country is so full of shit
Because nothing says you're bobbing on Trumps knob like voter suppression.
Voter suppression. Period.
jeffwardshow, at what point is this blatant election tampering?
This guy has a small penis
What a clown!
If you can’t win cheat & suppress
JoeBiden Yet another way to mess with the election.. Sad . DIDN'T THIS GOV TAKE A OATH?
It’s called voter suppression. This is a complete lack of safety for the voters and the staffs of these polling places.
Let's add Abbott to list of most hated politicians in the country. What an evil thing to do. Will someone go to his home and talk to him about straighten doing the right thing?
Absolute horse shit.
It's called vote suppression. It's the GOPs last hope.
Native_Embassy Cheating like the POTUS ...
Wake up Texans, Abbott & the Gop are trying to keep poc from voting. Vote your asses off to get rid of these racist mf'ers.
This is just awful! What can be done?
Morning_Joe How about hiring shuttle buses that can drive people from the canceled drop off places to the one that’s left?! That would screw their plan up big time. Bloomberg money maybe?
Morning_Joe What ever happened to going to the polls? Drive there, walk there, cab there!
Republicans are scared sh...... to let voters vote.
Another corrupt politician
Looks like a televangelist.
I can only conclude this is a gop death wish. They want to so enrage the D and Independent voters of Texas that they vote en masse any way they can to make what is now an increasingly marginal state blue. KamikazeGOP
That ain’t right
Morning_Joe msnbc maddow This is communism at its best.
Is not right
If you ain't cheating you ain't Republican.
This should galvanize the people of Texas to ensure they vote no matter what. Hopefully employers allow their employees the opportunity to go vote w/o penalty. This is insane. Wow.
I guess when you know you can’t win an election fair and square, YOU CHEAT! and get the RepubliCon blessing. Subversives and traitors!!!
Morning_Joe I hope the people of Texas see exactly who their governor is!
Are you going to tell us about HunterBiden, his family and JoeBiden. It's in all the media around the world. Humantrafficking, prostitution, fraud, money received from Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese, scheming, corruption, etc, etc.
Treasonist
danmicovic Smart because drop boxes are unsecured. They can mail or drop at their polling place. An election judge with enough help is allowed to even go out to a car.
Evangelical Christians like TX Governor Abbott, can't see the judgment upon America with the severe damage from climatic disasters, plagues, etc.; her sins have reached heaven.
GovAbbott is an ass 🤡
I thought the US was a democracy that wanted to encourage people to vote?
What’s. As shi!e!
Morning_Joe What an asshole! Seriously. That’s anti-democratic and un-American. Why is any elected official okay with this? We seriously need to screen candidates for government offices better. And get dark money and special interest money out of it.
Of course it’s Texas, does this surprise anyone?
Slime. Sleezy. Deplorable. Disgusting. Must I go on...my thumb is tired
Good. I’m a Texan. He’s right.
Sinus realDonaldTrump going to complain about this voter surpression and potential fraud ? I think not
Morning_Joe Jack A$$
Well that’s not voter suppression.
VoterSuppression
Republicans=crooks
What r u afraid of The truth
Can we wheel him to the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert and leave him there?
👎
Did Trumpy tell you to do that?
And hopefully there will be police and election monitors there who will be id'ing the people who drop off the ballots to make sure no one is sending multiples. Democrats are corrupt, debaucherous, lying, voter fraud intolerant plumpjacks!
Governor Abbott needs to remember this when it’s time to vote for him! Just another one of the orange idiots add kisser!
This is crazy voter suppression and I’m pretty sure the courts will knock it down.
All these tactics do is to motivate more people that were resigned to stay home to get off their ass and vote the Republicans out of office. Don't wake the sleeping lion. Thanks Gov. wannabe for motivating more to vote that may not have.
Morning_Joe voter suppression
VoterSuppression as it’s finest! VoteBlue
voter suppression
Is voter suppression legal in Texas?
Those Texans can sure pick em.
Voter suppression by Republicans. The radical conservatives will do anything to protect Trump’s idiocy. Every Republican politician should give an oath that they do not condone White Supremacy, or throw them out of office
Morning_Joe Wow. Deliberate and overt
VoterSuppression
Another GOP POS.
That has to be illegal.
Authoritarian
At least keep shit shut down and to pretend this is covid related! What scum.
Dictatorship style voter suppression. Typical page out of the GOP playbook for 70 years. GoVote VoterSuppression
He must be absolutely scared shitless that Trump is going to lose Texas. What a small man. What a coward.
Great call, during a pandemic, what will they think of next
Dick move.
Morning_Joe I can’t believe this crap. I hope that all 4.7 million people show up to that one location on Harris County. That will teach that moron GovAbbott to cheat for trump.
Making legally voting tougher than carrying a gun. ~ Texas GOP
This is so outrageous .
GovAbbott is going to have problems getting reelected. he has really hurt texas.
For me at least that sounds like a similar tactic to REDLINING aka changing VOTER populations to get more CONGRESSIONAL seats to this party or that.
It is not suppression, there are so many places to go early vote in person, even some places staying open 24 hours during early voting. Why do the dems scream voter suppression for him trying to maintain the integrity of the election!!
Morning_Joe It’s almost as if they need to cheat in order to win…..ohhh wait.
Morning_Joe Can you spell voter suppression?
Abbott needs to be called out on this. Blatant voter suppression!
Now that is Cheating to be able to win ..
Better mail them or vote in person
Morning_Joe
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