Emily Eby French
@emilyebytx.bsky.social
Policy Director at Common Cause Texas. Former Voting Rights Staff Attorney at Texas Civil Rights Project. Voting is the means, not the end. Oklahoma undergrad & Texas Law. She/her.
Senate floor just wrapped so I have to run back over to State Affairs soon. Bless the House Elections Committee for hearing this bill first so I only have to be in one place at once
March 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Senate floor just wrapped so I have to run back over to State Affairs soon. Bless the House Elections Committee for hearing this bill first so I only have to be in one place at once
There's a lot of discussion about ballot secrecy today. Here's (part of) why... www.texastribune.org/2024/05/29/t...
March 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There's a lot of discussion about ballot secrecy today. Here's (part of) why... www.texastribune.org/2024/05/29/t...
I testified against HB 952, which would put a "unique identifier" on mail-in ballots. I like the idea, but I think I need more detail in the bill to make sure that mail-in voters won't be disenfranchised! My full testimony:
March 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I testified against HB 952, which would put a "unique identifier" on mail-in ballots. I like the idea, but I think I need more detail in the bill to make sure that mail-in voters won't be disenfranchised! My full testimony:
They've already said that they need to make a new time of gun super-extra-legal so that their children can practice shooting with it
March 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
They've already said that they need to make a new time of gun super-extra-legal so that their children can practice shooting with it
Okay I'm back on my livetweeting game and it's Senate State Affairs up first today so you know what that means...
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Okay I'm back on my livetweeting game and it's Senate State Affairs up first today so you know what that means...
Laura Rogers is the legislative chair for the County and District Clerks Association. She runs elections in Sherman County, which is v small! Only 12 election judges and four polling places on Election Day.
March 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Laura Rogers is the legislative chair for the County and District Clerks Association. She runs elections in Sherman County, which is v small! Only 12 election judges and four polling places on Election Day.
Toth and Swanson talking about 2022 Harris County ballot paper
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Toth and Swanson talking about 2022 Harris County ballot paper
Swanson says that "we saw on TV people are counting ballots over and over again" bestie what channel are you watching
March 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Swanson says that "we saw on TV people are counting ballots over and over again" bestie what channel are you watching
Swanson's current line of questioning:
March 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Swanson's current line of questioning:
Toth says that Hart acknowledged to NBC News that there are modems in their vote tabulators. Durheimer rejects that soundly. Toth makes a fake news joke. I lose my mind
March 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Toth says that Hart acknowledged to NBC News that there are modems in their vote tabulators. Durheimer rejects that soundly. Toth makes a fake news joke. I lose my mind
Doinoff also runs elections in Hays County (pictured below)
March 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Doinoff also runs elections in Hays County (pictured below)
Vice Chair Bucy: How many voters in Texas have securely registered online through DPS?
DPS:
DPS:
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Vice Chair Bucy: How many voters in Texas have securely registered online through DPS?
DPS:
DPS:
They completed over 3 million voter registrations in fiscal year 2024. About 1,600,000* were in person at drivers license offices, and 1,350,000* of them were online!
* I think I got those numbers right but my brain scrambles numbers so don't quote me
* I think I got those numbers right but my brain scrambles numbers so don't quote me
March 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They completed over 3 million voter registrations in fiscal year 2024. About 1,600,000* were in person at drivers license offices, and 1,350,000* of them were online!
* I think I got those numbers right but my brain scrambles numbers so don't quote me
* I think I got those numbers right but my brain scrambles numbers so don't quote me
Rep. Swanson is back on voter challenges. She wants to know what kind of "personal knowledge" is good enough to challenge a voter's registration and get them cancelled. Adkins says it's good enough to look at post office boxes of people you don't know, but not to just guess. See SOS op:
March 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Rep. Swanson is back on voter challenges. She wants to know what kind of "personal knowledge" is good enough to challenge a voter's registration and get them cancelled. Adkins says it's good enough to look at post office boxes of people you don't know, but not to just guess. See SOS op:
thinking about how some of those bills are good
March 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
thinking about how some of those bills are good
thinking about how this is just the first hour of the first hearing and soon there will be bills
March 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
thinking about how this is just the first hour of the first hearing and soon there will be bills
Rep. Dutton just now, literally
January 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rep. Dutton just now, literally
Tinderholt is up, and he thinks that getting the rules at 4:30AM is not enough time to read them before voting, and
January 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Tinderholt is up, and he thinks that getting the rules at 4:30AM is not enough time to read them before voting, and
"Chairs will be from the majority party. Vice chairs will be from the minority party."
January 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Chairs will be from the majority party. Vice chairs will be from the minority party."
Rep. Hunter says only 14 pages contain changes unrelated to committees. He says he thinks committees are duplicative, and he abolished a bunch of them. Skyler Korgel made this helpful guide!
January 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Rep. Hunter says only 14 pages contain changes unrelated to committees. He says he thinks committees are duplicative, and he abolished a bunch of them. Skyler Korgel made this helpful guide!
I'm not going to sing when I see Wicked tonight because I'm not a monster, but I do think Alamo Drafthouse should have a little soundproof booth in the lobby where you can go belt Defying Gravity after the show (mockup below)
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 PM
I'm not going to sing when I see Wicked tonight because I'm not a monster, but I do think Alamo Drafthouse should have a little soundproof booth in the lobby where you can go belt Defying Gravity after the show (mockup below)
Not just Aliens… anyone got suggestions for my list? boxd.it/1miXk
November 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Not just Aliens… anyone got suggestions for my list? boxd.it/1miXk