# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40864
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40864 "2019-04-12T18:12:44Z")
There’s a bill before the Texas state legislature making it a crime to transport more than three people in the same vehicle to the voting polls unless the driver fills out an affidavit verifying that the people they’re transporting are physically disabled so that they can’t get to the polls on their own. > **[Local voting rights' activists question intent of Senate Bill 9](https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local-voting-rights-activists-question-intent-of-senate-bill-9/501-fe80b0b0-03b1-4d06-b12f-a5c19ddabbb9)** > > Senate Bill 9 is being called the "election integrity" bill. SB9 is expected to be voted on by the senate this week. Meanwhile, some East Texans are skeptical of the bill, saying it will likely cause more problems than bettering the voting process. I wonder if that applies to bus drivers. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897)._