Some Republicans worry voting limits will hurt the GOP, too
People gather outside the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday May 6, 2021, to protest House Bill 6, a bill that would create new election-related crimes, boost penalties for existing crimes and raise the profile of partisan poll watchers. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

People gather outside the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday May 6, 2021, to protest House Bill 6, a bill that would create new election-related crimes, boost penalties for existing crimes and raise the profile of partisan poll watchers. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

May. 06, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
Gerald Welty sits the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol as he waits to hear debate on voter legislation in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Gerald Welty sits the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol as he waits to hear debate on voter legislation in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

May. 06, 2021 02:20 PM EDT
Rep. Chris Turner, D-Arlington, right, and Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, left, line up to speak against HB 6, an election bill, in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rep. Chris Turner, D-Arlington, right, and Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, left, line up to speak against HB 6, an election bill, in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

May. 06, 2021 07:54 PM EDT
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, then Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at the Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix. Republicans in several key states are imposing voting restrictions this year that Democrats say will disproportionally affect their voters. “When you restrict access by reducing opportunities for voters, you are suppressing the vote for all voters,” said Fontes. “Many of the restrictions being proposed by Republicans are effectively a product of their ignorance of the voting habits of their own constituents.” (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, then Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes speaks at the Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix. Republicans in several key states are imposing voting restrictions this year that Democrats say will disproportionally affect their voters. “When you restrict access by reducing opportunities for voters, you are suppressing the vote for all voters,” said Fontes. “Many of the restrictions being proposed by Republicans are effectively a product of their ignorance of the voting habits of their own constituents.” (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

May. 06, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, speaks against HB 6, an election bill, in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, speaks against HB 6, an election bill, in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

May. 06, 2021 07:53 PM EDT
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots. The restrictions backed by Republicans in Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona often take aim at mail voting, a method embraced by voters from both parties but particularly popular with older voters. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots. The restrictions backed by Republicans in Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona often take aim at mail voting, a method embraced by voters from both parties but particularly popular with older voters. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

May. 06, 2021 08:29 PM EDT