In a victory for voting rights, a federal district court ruled Friday that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 S(B1) violates federal law. Specifically, the court ruled that the provision, which criminalizes compensated mail-ballot assistance, violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). 

This article was originally published in Maine Morning Star. 

The League of Women Voters wants all of us to be thoughtful and discerning in making our choices when voting. But in our digital age, it can be increasingly difficult to navigate through the stream of online content that comes our way before an election. There is an abundance of misleading and false information bombarding those who are not wary. This article provides an overview of the basics of the problem of mis-, dis-, and mal-information and recommendations for voters.

Today, in an important victory for Alabama voters, the Eleventh Circuit left in place a court order that temporarily blocks Alabama from prosecuting people and organizations who assist voters who are blind, disabled, or lack the ability to read or write in completing and submitting their absentee ballot applications.