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Disabled Voters Face New Voting Hurdles | Laredo News
A federal appeals court has reinstated Texas’s mail-in voting and assistance rules, potentially adding hurdles for disabled voters like those in Webb County. A March ruling that deemed some 2021 laws unfair to disabled voters—particularly around ID requirements and third-party help—has been overturned. Elections officials now require advance notification when someone assists another voter, funneling that info to the Secretary of State. For wheelchair user Monsie Barrera, this means relying on trusted helpers to vote, as navigating traffic, lines, and polling places without support can mean…
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