Gov. Greg Abbott has begun punishing and taunting Democrats while he settles on when he will order them back to work.

‘Many of the restrictions being proposed by Republicans are effectively a product of their ignorance of the voting habits of their own constituents,’ said a former Arizona elections official.

Stacey Abrams said federal legislation to strike down hurdles to voting is ‘essential to the protection of democracy.’

Top executives and corporate leaders gathered to discuss their response to restrictive voting laws.