Data Analyzed by the BrennanCenter Shows Texas’ Restrictive Voting Laws Led to Widespread 'Racial Disparities' in March Primaries
, broad legislation that severely limited local control of elections and allowed the state to further tighten its grasp on how Texans can vote.“ensures trust and confidence in our elections system — and most importantly, it makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat.”, Abbott's office didn't respond to request for comment on the Brennan Center's analysis of the data.
According to the Brennan Center’s analysis of data obtained through a public records request, SB 1 led to “extremely high levels” of absentee voter applications and mail-in ballots being rejected during the March primary elections. Voters of color, the advocacy group observed, had their applications and ballots “rejected for S.B.1–related reasons at higher rates than those of white voters.”Asian Americans had their ballots rejected at the highest rate, according to the data, with Latino and Black voters not far behind. Additionally, voters of color were far likelier than white voters to never even receive a mail ballot due to the higher rates of rejection.
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