Sign up for The Brief , The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
This coverage is made possible through Votebeat , a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here .
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on lawmakers Monday to prohibit same-day voter registration, in an apparent attempt to reverse a measure passed earlier this year that relaxed rules for voters who made last-minute updates to their addresses.
Texas does not allow same-day registration for new applicants ( 23 other states do ), but under the legislation passed this year with bipartisan support, Senate Bill 2217 , voters could update their addresses and immediately cast