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Amendments 7 8 and 14 repeal poll tax voting rules
Austin AP report outlines amendments 7 8 and 14 on the November ballot. Amendment 7 would repeal the poll tax and set an annual voter registration system with mandatory city registration in large municipalities. Amendment 7 faces opposition over fraud concerns and court actions including AFL-CIO challenges. Amendments 8 and 14 broaden voting rules for new residents and service members, with 14 lifting the ban on servicemen voting in counties other than where they resided before service.
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Austin
Afl-Cio
Texas Supreme Court
Dist
Herman Jones
Labor
Abner McCall
Baylor University
Baylor Law School
Texas
McCall
United States
San Jacinto
David B. Burnett
Cabimt