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.
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it is incredibly telling and unfortunate that every single publication seems hell-bent on punishing WB for giving a successful black director money for an original movie, even if it's actually going over well. and that's something the industry should examine but of course they will not
April 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
it is incredibly telling and unfortunate that every single publication seems hell-bent on punishing WB for giving a successful black director money for an original movie, even if it's actually going over well. and that's something the industry should examine but of course they will not
Your show tonight is getting me through a very long day fighting for voting rights at the Texas legislature! Thanks for coming to Texas 😀
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Your show tonight is getting me through a very long day fighting for voting rights at the Texas legislature! Thanks for coming to Texas 😀
Biden got more popular votes from Texans than he did from New Yorkers in 2020! The power and money favor the entrenched statewide officials, but local Texas voters have picked great folks like Christian Menefee, James Talarico, Molly Cook, and many others.
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Biden got more popular votes from Texans than he did from New Yorkers in 2020! The power and money favor the entrenched statewide officials, but local Texas voters have picked great folks like Christian Menefee, James Talarico, Molly Cook, and many others.
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
Adkins says that any unique number on the ballot creates a risk to ballot secrecy, but how you treat the number makes all the difference. AKA: you can have a unique number and maintain voter privacy, but it takes a lot of thoughtfulness re: redacting.
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Adkins says that any unique number on the ballot creates a risk to ballot secrecy, but how you treat the number makes all the difference. AKA: you can have a unique number and maintain voter privacy, but it takes a lot of thoughtfulness re: redacting.
SOS Director of Elections Christina Adkins is talking to Vice Chair Bucy now. She clears up a question I had: if a person votes provisionally in person and the county also receives a mail ballot from them, the county is supposed to throw out the mail vote and keep the in-person one
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
SOS Director of Elections Christina Adkins is talking to Vice Chair Bucy now. She clears up a question I had: if a person votes provisionally in person and the county also receives a mail ballot from them, the county is supposed to throw out the mail vote and keep the in-person one
quote-tweeting myself, no reason bsky.app/profile/emil...
#txlege is coming and so are the professional election deniers. I made this as a coping mechanism. I'm True Elections Foundation. What about y'all?
March 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
quote-tweeting myself, no reason bsky.app/profile/emil...
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...
A woman I don't usually agree with is testifying now, saying that a unique identifier on the ballot would help voters who originally wanted to vote by mail but then change their mind and come in person. That's a pretty good point tbh!
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A woman I don't usually agree with is testifying now, saying that a unique identifier on the ballot would help voters who originally wanted to vote by mail but then change their mind and come in person. That's a pretty good point tbh!
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:
Okay I switched over to House Elections because it's the first of many double hearing days so I'll be going back and forth
a man in a suit and white shirt is running in a dark room
ALT: a man in a suit and white shirt is running in a dark room
media.tenor.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Okay I switched over to House Elections because it's the first of many double hearing days so I'll be going back and forth
Oh my god, this witness against the bill is a survivor of a school shooting in the early 2000s. She was actually shot with one of these guns! I'm so impressed with her for being here and getting through that.
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Oh my god, this witness against the bill is a survivor of a school shooting in the early 2000s. She was actually shot with one of these guns! I'm so impressed with her for being here and getting through that.
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
You can watch here but I wouldn't recommend it senate.texas.gov/videoplayer....
https://senate.texas.gov/videoplayer.php?vid=21320&lang=en
t.co
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You can watch here but I wouldn't recommend it senate.texas.gov/videoplayer....
That's the last witness!! Shaheen says they're hearing bills next week so tune in same time next Thursday for more livetweeting and likely testimony!
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
That's the last witness!! Shaheen says they're hearing bills next week so tune in same time next Thursday for more livetweeting and likely testimony!
Rogers says they don't have countywide polling, but they "strongly support" it! They've worked on Hall's SB 1475, which requires continuing education for elections workers
March 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rogers says they don't have countywide polling, but they "strongly support" it! They've worked on Hall's SB 1475, which requires continuing education for elections workers
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.
Now Swanson is doing "Last time on House Elections Committee" and it's like WE KNOW
March 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Now Swanson is doing "Last time on House Elections Committee" and it's like WE KNOW
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
ES&S says that the TX SOS tested their new software yesterday and they're hoping for a recertification "in the next couple of weeks"
March 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
ES&S says that the TX SOS tested their new software yesterday and they're hoping for a recertification "in the next couple of weeks"
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
Her first real Q was "how do we make sure you're not sending us the wrong machines" so that's on me for hoping for something substantive I guess
March 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Her first real Q was "how do we make sure you're not sending us the wrong machines" so that's on me for hoping for something substantive I guess