ELECTION REFORM

After Texas and other states passed new voting restrictions, federal bills could expand ballot access. Here’s what you need to know.

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this week on the Freedom to Vote Act, which would supersede some of Texas’ new elections law.

By Bethany Irvine, The Texas Tribune
Posted 10/19/21

More than a month after Texas restricted how and when voters cast ballots, the U.S. Senate plans this week to take up a bill that could override parts of the state’s new elections law — …

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