Earlier today, State Senator Carol Alvarado inihayag her intention to filibuster SB1, an anti-voter bill that would make it more difficult for Texans to vote. Texas is already the most difficult place to vote in the entire county.

SB 1 would making it even more difficult to vote by banning 24-hour voting and drive-thru voting, empowering partisan poll watchers, adding more requirements for voting by mail, and making it illegal for elections officials to inform Texans of their voting rights.

Statement from Common Cause Associate Director Stephanie Gómez

Senator Carol Alvarado is showing exactly the kind of courage and leadership Texas needs right now. While we face a dangerous surge in Covid-19 cases and our local hospitals reach maximum capacity, Governor Abbott and his partisan legislators continue to focus on stripping away our freedom to vote.

We believe every voter in Texas should have the right to cast a ballot freely and fairly on Election Day, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, educational attainment, and geographic location.

Ang mga karapatan sa pagboto para sa lahat ay isang bagay na sulit na ipaglaban at nagpapasalamat kami sa mga pinuno ng estado tulad ni Senator Carol Alvarado sa pagsasalita para sa bawat Texan. At habang hindi natatakot si Senador Alvarado na manindigan para sa mga karapatan sa pagboto, ang mga Republikano sa Senado ng US, kasama sina Texas Senators Ted Cruz at John Cornyn, ay tumatangging payagan ang debate sa The For The People Act. Ang Para sa Mga Tao Act ay isang pagbabagong bahagi ng batas na magpoprotekta sa mismong mga karapatan sa pagboto na ginagawa ni Gobernador Abbott na alisin sa atin.

Congress must put an end to the wave of anti-voter attacks and pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act without further delay.

As long as partisan legislators continue to wage war on our right to vote, we will continue to defend our democracy and protect every single Texans’ freedom to vote.