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And the best—but not because of the new proposed laws. Texans will now be allowed to register to vote and update their voter registration when they apply for a driver’s license. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 allows Americans to register to vote when they apply for a driver’s license. But because online voter registration in Texas is illegal, […]

Judges in criminal courts will be required to inform people convicted of felonies of how a conviction affects their right to vote. In Texas felons (ex-felons) can vote, after they are “off books,” meaning they have filled all their obligations. But felons don’t always know that—and they are not always treated equally. For example, in March 2018, 46-year-old Texan Crystal Mason, a Democrat and mother […]

A few things actually got fixed. Some rural counties will be required to have expanded hours, though quite a few rules will apply, such as size of county. Employers will be required to allow time off work for voting during early voting, not just on Election Day. No political party will be allowed to control aspects of an election. (Not […]

Poll watchers (partisan volunteers) will be allowed to sit or stand close enough to a voter to hear or see the voting activity, and it will be illegal to block their view. In fact, they will be able to sue and seek court orders against election workers who block their view. Poll watchers who violate any election or criminal […]

Mail voters (those over 65, in nursing homes, out of the country, etc.) will have to remember to request an application. Mail voters will need to write (i.e., remember) the same identification number on their ballot application and actual ballot as the ID information they used on their initial voter registration form—no matter how long ago that was. (I would have no idea. How […]