Maya Efrati

Sep 7, 2023 | brennancenter.org | Maya Efrati |Owen Bacskai |Jasleen Singh |Sara Carter

Voting in Texas has never been easy. However, on August 31, 2021, the Texas legislature made it even harder to vote by passing S.B. 1, an omnibus voter suppression bill. Among other things, S.B. 1 makes it more difficult for voters who have limited English proficiency, disabilities, and/or less formal education to receive assistance with voting at the polling place, curbside, or by mail.

Jul 13, 2023 | brennancenter.org | Maya Efrati |Owen Bacskai |Kareem Crayton |Kendall Karson

This week, House Republicans reintroduced a bill dubbed the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act. It was first introduced in 2022 as a purported alternative to the landmark, pro-voter Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which came very close to becoming law last Congress. The ACE Act underscores the fact that Congress has a crucial role to play in safeguarding fair and secure elections.