Texas

Our Questionnaires

Ensure fair and transparent redistricting

If elected, will you commit to:

Creating an independent commission to draw all legislative and congressional districts

Requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to adopt any redistricting plan

Supporting fair and responsive maps that do not give a political party disproportionate power or distort access to fair representation for racial demographic groups

Create ethical & open government

If elected, will you commit to:

Supporting reforms that would strengthen disclosure requirements of the Texas Public Information Act

Requiring dark money groups to meet the same disclosure standards as political action committees

Strengthening disclosure requirements for campaign-related spending by outside groups and corporations so that voters and shareholders can follow-the-money

Opposing any Texas Secretary of State nominee who has a track record of spreading election misinformation or participating in attempts to overturn a free and fair election

Expand voting rights & election integrity

If elected, will you commit to:

Supporting online and automatic voter registration for any eligible voter, and allow for same-day voter registration during early voting and on election day at their polling place given necessary documentation is provided

Ensuring the Texas Secretary of State provides sufficient and frequent notifications when a person convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote

Expanding notification and cure process for correcting mistakes from an eligible voter on an application for, or completed ballot to vote by mail. Increase compliance with Texas’ High School Voter Registration law, and increasing public transparency for which schools and districts currently and have complied

Secure personally identifiable information about election officials and increase protections for election workers

Safeguard elections from cyberattack by requiring paper ballots for all votes cast and risk limiting post-election audits

Who's Responded

We are asking candidates for Congress and many state offices about their positions on important pro-democracy reforms — and if elected, we’ll hold them accountable to their answers.

No single solution will solve all the challenges our democracy faces, but this comprehensive agenda helps policy makers and voters know there are concrete steps we can take and proven solutions we can pass to make our government work for everyone.

6 candidates have responded

Name	Race	Responded?	Supported Reforms	Take Action
Jon Cocks Democrat	Texas State Senate District 8	Yes	12 of 12	View
Mike Collier Democrat	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	Yes	11 of 12	View
Morgan LaMantia Democrat	Texas State Senate District 27	Yes	10 of 12	View
Francine Ly Democrat	Texas State Senate District 12	Yes	12 of 12	View
Westley Wright Republican	Texas State Senate District 20	Yes	11 of 12	View
Winner Judith Zaffirini Democrat	Texas State Senate District 21	Yes	12 of 12	View

Our Questionnaires

Texas

Ensure fair and transparent redistricting

Creating an independent commission to draw all legislative and congressional districts

Requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to adopt any redistricting plan

Supporting fair and responsive maps that do not give a political party disproportionate power or distort access to fair representation for racial demographic groups

Create ethical & open government

Supporting reforms that would strengthen disclosure requirements of the Texas Public Information Act

Requiring dark money groups to meet the same disclosure standards as political action committees

Strengthening disclosure requirements for campaign-related spending by outside groups and corporations so that voters and shareholders can follow-the-money

Opposing any Texas Secretary of State nominee who has a track record of spreading election misinformation or participating in attempts to overturn a free and fair election

Expand voting rights & election integrity

Supporting online and automatic voter registration for any eligible voter, and allow for same-day voter registration during early voting and on election day at their polling place given necessary documentation is provided

Ensuring the Texas Secretary of State provides sufficient and frequent notifications when a person convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote

Secure personally identifiable information about election officials and increase protections for election workers

Safeguard elections from cyberattack by requiring paper ballots for all votes cast and risk limiting post-election audits

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Democracy is on the ballot in 2022.