AUSTIN (AP) — Texas began early voting Monday under a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions that has resulted in hundreds of mail ballots getting sent back weeks before the nation's first primary of 2022.
The election is the first since Republican Gov. Greg Abbott last fall signed into law sweeping changes to Texas' elections. How voting goes between now and the March 1 primary has become as much a focal point as the actual races, which include nominations for governor and Congress.
On Monday, hundreds of polling sites opened in Texas and there were no reports of major issues as early voting got underway.
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