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A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the state of Texas’ ID requirements for mail ballot applications are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Thursday found that the provisions in the state’s 2021 voter security law SB1 discriminate against voters with disabilities. Mail-in voters are principally people over the age of 65 and people with disabilities. Since the law was enacted, many voters reported having their ballots rejected because they didn’t provide an ID number, or the number they provided did not match the one the state had on file. Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio.
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Arizona State University’s Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory establishes AI + Elections Clinic
By Bill Gates
Arizona State University
As a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, I had a front row seat to the needs of election officials. Fortunately, as a policymaker, I could ensure that our elections department received the resources they needed. And it was still incredibly difficult. Over a two-year period, we faced intense public scrutiny, stared down an adversarial audit, and navigated our own technical challenges. This fueled deep skepticism among our voters – skepticism that continues to this day. I cannot imagine what smaller, less resourced counties and officials would have done if they faced what we did.
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