Secret Ballot
One bill emerges ahead of the new legislative session, while a pair of lawsuits focus attention on the issue.
Laura Pressley claims to have found a way to link voters to their ballots. But she won’t make it public, and experts says her proposed solution could make things worse.
The burden will fall on local election officials to determine which records they’re obligated to release or redact.
The request to the U.S. Department of Justice comes after Texas undermined ballot secrecy in the name of election transparency.
The action comes after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed that some voters’ choices can later be identified through legally available records.
The public has wide access to a trove of records that, in some cases, can be used to figure out exactly how someone voted. Election administrators want that fixed.