Lady Failing at Filling Form Deemed Voter Suppression in Texas By ABC

Early voting in Texas has been going on for a week but Monday’s Good Morning America on ABC highlighted a supposed voter suppression case where they complained it took the woman “28 days” to cast her ballot. Pam Gaskin was the victim in the story. CNN featured her case last week. She had the exact same complicated, contradicting and evolving story of how Republicans suppressed her right to vote.

“So, more than a dozen states across the country have already passed laws making it tougher for people to vote. We’re now seeing the results in Texas. According to one voter, it took her 28-days before she was able finally to cast her vote.,” announced congressional correspondent Rachel Scott at that top of the segment while failing to disclose Gaskin’s history as an elections activist, which she bragged about on CNN.

Complete with emotional music in the background, Scott told the story of Gaskin and her husband (who wasn’t mentioned in the CNN report):

SCOTT: Pam Gaskin, 74 years old, has been voting via mail for almost a decade. According to her, it has never been easier for her to cast her vote.

Do you remember ever experiencing anything similar?

GASKIN: No. [Transition] You don’t know which way to turn.

SCOTT: Pam, her husband Michael and their Parkinson’s Disease sufferer were Two times denied votes. These voters are not the only ones who’ve had Texas ballot applications denied.

Of course, Scott didn’t include the part of the story where Gaskin told CNN she had downloaded the wrong ballot application form from the local elections website (the officials had either the wrong form up or failed to update with the new one). It was her first rejection.

But that didn’t stop Scott from complaining that the problem was that the form required extra information to verify the identity of the person requesting a ballot:

For one reason, this is the first time. The voter must provide their social security or driver’s licensing number. This form of I.D. is required. You used for registration to vote.That was 46 years ago for Pam.

“I’m 74 years old. I certainly didn’t remember what I put on my application,” Gaskin told Scott. But that’s not what she told CNN.

Last week, she told CNN the second rejection was “because I did not include the form of ID that was used when I originally registered to vote which was 46 years ago in this county.” She admitted they “they wanted me to include the last four digits of my social security number” but she wrote down her driver’s license number instead, despite knowing “I didn’t use that to register to vote.”

According to Gaskin, on her third attempt, she wrote down both her Social Security number and her driver’s license number. She was accepted.

“Before her mail-in voter could be accepted, it took 3 forms and 28 days.,” Scott proclaimed, failing to note That the early voting window only opened last Monday (and runs until the 25^th).

Scott clarified that her concern was about the proliferation and integrity of election laws. She even dipped into deeper conspiracy theory territory by suggesting this was a “test run” for the midterm elections.

But on CNN, Gaskin suggested the form was “in-artfully” written. The form might be simpler and could have been completed before the midterms.

ABC’s incessant harping about the Big Lie that voter suppression was possible due to lucrative sponsorships from Hyundai, GEICO. You can find their contact information here.

You can find the transcript below. To read it, please click on “expand”.

ABC’s World News Tonight
February 21, 2022
Eastern, 8:16.02

[On-screen headline: Texas’ strict new voting laws: Civil rights orgs fear that new rules will hinder black vote]

EVA PILGRIM: Now we are marking Black History Month, President’s Day and early voting in Texas. There are deep concerns over the changes that, many feel make it difficult to vote. Rachel Scott has more information on these changes and how they affect people. Rachel, it’s good to see you again.

RACHEL SOTT: Hello Eva. Good morning. More than 12 states have passed legislation making voting more difficult. Texas, however, is proving to be a test case. A voter in Texas claims she was unable to vote for 28 days.

[Cuts to video]

Today’s Texas primary is underway.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1. Get out there and vote.

SCOTT: A new, strict state election law will be put to the ultimate test.

Was there anything that you thought of when you heard about the Texas election law changes?

PAM GASKIN: Jim Crow 2.0.

SCOTT: Pam Gaskin (74) has been mailing her ballot for almost 10 years. She claims it has never been easier to cast her vote. [Emotional music]

Do you remember ever experiencing anything similar?

GASKIN: No. [Transition] You don’t know which way to turn.

SCOTT: Pam and Michael, a couple with Parkinson’s Disease who were both denied their ballots two times each. They are just two of thousands who had their Texas ballot application rejected.

The reason is that voters must submit their driver’s license or social security numbers for the first-time. This form of I.D. has to match the one they used when they registered to vote. They used to register for the vote. That was 46 years ago for Pam.

GASKIN: My age is 74. My application was not complete.

SCOTT: She had to fill out three forms and wait 28 days before she was able to mail in her voter.

GASKIN : These laws were made to prohibit certain categories and classes from voting.

SCOTT: 19 states across the nation have passed laws making it harder for citizens to vote. The alarm is being raised by civil rights groups.

MIMI MARZIANI, Texas Civil Rights Project pres./CEO: The power of Texas’ black community has brought us extraordinary results. Unfortunately, that’s exactly why we have seen the state try to make it more difficult for this community to vote.

SCOTT: Texas Republicans insist that the new law preserves integrity in elections. A few voters are in favor of the new law.

Do you consider these changes to be helping elections protect?

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: I believe so. I do not want fraud.

SCOTT: However, Pam is concerned that others will not go the same lengths as she went to vote.

GASKIN: It is worth every word. It’s worth it. Don’t give up. Don’t give in.

[Cuts back to live]

SCOTT: Some civil rights groups claim that it is an experiment for the new election law. But, they also say that states may be looking at copying it in advance of the midterm elections. Eva.

PILGRIM – And we all know how vital it is that everyone votes. Rachel Scott, please. We are grateful.