John, BREAKING: Free Speech For People is suing Texas election officials to block their extreme new voter suppression law. Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mi Familia Vota and individual voters against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state election officials to block SB 1, a law designed to suppress votes from Texans of color and other marginalized communities. Some of the law’s regressive measures include prohibiting drive-through voting, limiting voting hours, making it unlawful for counties to automatically mail eligible voters mail-in ballot applications; implementing stricter rules for voting by mail; allowing election officials to reject allegedly defective ballots without notice to the voter prior to the election; implementing monthly purges of voter rolls; limiting physical and language assistance at the polls; and enabling partisan poll watchers, which creates increased risk of voter intimidation. In our lawsuit, we argue that these changes to voting law in Texas create an undue burden on voters, especially those who are Black or Latino, in violation of the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We cite a pattern of voter suppression legislation in Texas throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and we demonstrate as false Texas officials’ claim that the law is targeting “voter fraud.” Will you donate today to help us combat voter suppression in Texas and beyond? Our lawsuit in Texas is part of a larger effort to combat the growing threat of voter suppression following the 2020 election. Last month, we filed a federal lawsuit to challenge two voter suppression laws recently passed by the legislature in Arizona, which will disproportionately disenfranchise Black, Native American, and Latino voters. These laws are a direct attack on our constitutional right to a free and fair vote. If allowed to stand, they will undermine decades of progress to advance voting rights. They will force certain voters, based purely on their race or ethnicity, to jump through costly and time-consuming hoops to remain on the voter rolls and participate in our elections. Your support helps fuel our work to fight emerging threats to our fundamental right to vote and to our democracy. Can you chip in today to help us protect voting rights across the country? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $250 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $10 Or, donate another amount Thank you for all you do, Courtney Hostetler
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