Tarrant County Senate District 22 Convention
Saturday, March 23, 2024
2022 State Platform

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Government and Election Integrity - Elections
242. Fair Elections Procedures
We support the right of eligible voters to cast a ballot in each election once, but we oppose illegal voting, illegal assistance, or ineligible persons. We support:
a. Allowing, by Open Records Request, a bit-by-bit forensic imaging of all electronic devices, including servers, at Central Counting immediately before and after each election.
b. Vigorous enforcement of all our election laws as written and oppose any laws, lawsuits, and judicial decisions that make voter fraud very difficult to deter, detect, or prosecute.
c. Voter Photo ID.
d. Prohibition of internet voting for public office and any ballot measure.
e. That mail-in ballots must be requested and only granted to those that cannot physically appear in-person.
f. Increased scrutiny and security in balloting by mail, including removal of Section 87.014 (d-1) of the Texas Election Code to require once again full signature verification with the need to rebut, regardless of whether paper identification numbers are on the application and ballot carrier envelope.
g. Felony status for willful violations of the election code and increasing penalty for voter fraud from a misdemeanor back to a felony.
h. The constitutional authority of state legislatures to regulate voting, including disenfranchisement of convicted felons.
i. Changes to the appropriate sections of Texas law that would deny or cancel homestead exemptions, driver licenses, and License to Carry, if the addresses on those documents DO NOT match the address on the voter's registration.
j. Consolidating elections to Primary, Runoff, Special called, and General Election days and locations.
k. Sequentially numbered and signed ballots to deter counterfeiting.
l. Expanding the Attorney General's staff for investigating election crimes and restoring the ability of the Attorney General to prosecute any election crimes.
m. The ability for civil lawsuits to be filed for election fraud or failure of officials to follow the Texas Election Code.
n. Allowing trained poll watchers from anywhere in Texas with local party or candidate approval.
o. Creating processes that will allow rapid adjudication of election law violation disputes as they occur and before violations can be successfully perpetrated.
p. Withdrawing from Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).