New Secure Democracy/Ragnar Research Poll Finds Bipartisan Opposition to Omnibus Provisions and Support for Increased Voting Accessibility in Texas

“Texans support lawmakers pressing ‘reset’ on election reforms in the special session, focusing on enhanced accountability and access — not political interference or new restrictions,” writes Chris Perkins, partner at Ragnar Research, based on a new statewide poll he conducted for Secure Democracy.

The poll found Texas voters reject partisan provisions in recent legislation that could further erode confidence in Texas elections, including:

• 93% of Texas voters believe that poll watchers should have proper training; 86% of voters do not want poll watchers to film or photograph them voting

• 91% of Texas voters say the legislature should not be allowed to reject or overturn election results without clear proof of fraud

• 90% of Texas voters believe state lawmakers should take steps to protect their elections from partisan interference

• 86% of Texas voters said election workers shouldn’t worry about risking jail time for doing their jobs

• 86% of Texas voters oppose felony charges for providing assistance to voters with disabilities or voters with other unique needs at polling locations

Additionally, the poll found strong bipartisan support for election reforms that strengthen free and fair elections in Texas, including:

• 87% of Texas voters support increasing the number of polling locations on Election Day, including 69% of Republicans

• 74% of Texas voters want to expand the accessibility of early voting by one week, and 80% of voters want to add a second weekend of early voting

• 69% of Texas voters want to create a consistent process to allow voters to correct any errors on mail-in ballots before they are tossed out, including 60% of Republican voters

Learn more by visiting www.secure-democracy.org. 

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