This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups this week asked the U.S. Department of Justice to use “all available legal authorities” to protect the secrecy of ballots after Votebeat and the Texas Tribune confirmed that the private choices some voters make in the voting booth can in some instances be identified using public, legally available records.
“The mere fact that someone could, in the right set of circumstances, connect all of the dots because these voted ballots are available and know how their neighbors are voting is intimidating and we’re concerned that it’s going to discourage people from voting in this state where turnout is already pretty low.” During a Texas House Elections Committee hearing Wednesday, state representatives discussed potential legislation that could help prevent a voter’s ballot choices from becoming public.
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