The American Civil Rights Organization said that the legislation will make it “more difficult to vote”, especially for people of color.

The state of Texas in the United States is close to passing a controversial bill concerning earlier voting restrictions by US President Joe Biden condemn Being “part of an attack on democracy” will greatly harm blacks and other people of color.

The Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, said that the bill will be signed into law once it is passed. The bill would abolish direct voting, give guerrilla pollsters the power, and restrict voting on Sunday, when many black church worshippers will go to polling stations.

According to the New York Times, after a whole night of debate, the Texas Senate passed the bill by a vote of 18 to 13 shortly after 6 a.m. local time on Sunday (11:00 GMT). It is expected that the House of Representatives This measure will be taken later in the day. . The legislative session is scheduled to expire at midnight.

Civil rights organizations criticized the legislation (formally known as Senate Bill No. 7, or SB7) as an attack on voting rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Texas said on Twitter on Saturday: “The bill will make voting more difficult and scary because the state is already the most difficult place to vote in the country.”

The bill is one of several pieces of legislation adopted by Republicans in the United States to restrict voting after the 2020 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump falsely stated that the bill was damaged by widespread voter fraud.

Biden said in a statement on Saturday afternoon that the bill was “wrong and non-American.”

The President of the United States said: “This is part of our frequent attacks on democracy this year, and it often targets blacks and Brown Americans disproportionately.”

Gary Bledsoe, chairman of the Texas Chapter of the National Association for the Development of Colored People (NAACP) noted on Sunday: “This law will bring us back to the Jim Crow era, which took place on the Black Wall Street Anniversary Massacre.”

Genocide Beginning on May 31, 2121, a white mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma burned down buildings, killed about 300 people, and left the city’s bustling black community.

Bledsoe said in a statement: “Our voices must always be heard today.”

The Texas bill would prohibit Texans from using 24-hour polling stations or voting in direct polling stations in parking lots and garages. It will also prohibit the use of mobile units or temporary structures as polling stations.

The legislation also introduced new requirements for Texans who wish to vote by mail, and prohibits election officials from sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to voters. This will also make it more difficult to remove destructive opinion observers.

Florida, Georgia and Arizona have also approved new voting restrictions in recent months.

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University tracks national voting legislation, stating that at least 14 states across the country enacted 22 laws restricting voting rights between January 1 and May 14 this year, and dozens of other states are currently working on voting. Efforts to pass the state legislature.