Christian Carlos. Pen 360 Press [P360P].
In Texas, the debate over whether to impose new barriers for voters has been reignited by proposed legislation promoted by the Republican Party in the southern US state.
The democratic power of American citizens living in Texas could be undermined if, for example, 24-hour polling stations are eliminated or more requirements are imposed for voting by mail. This is one of the most restrictive formulas in the history of modern democracy for the United States.
The new legislation, which has been stopped by the Democratic Party on several occasions, will add more filters so that a person can identify themselves when going to a voting center, which could jeopardize the advances in terms of equity towards minorities and, on the contrary, promote a new wave of racism and disregard towards the most vulnerable sectors of the American population that, throughout its history, has fought for its rights, among them, the right to a free and democratic vote.
For this reason, Ethnic Media Services offered a briefing to highlight the problem facing American democracy and how different sectors of the population have reacted to the threat of the imposition of restrictive measures that will hinder the freedom of minorities to express their will.
Elizabeth Hira, political advisor for the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, noted that in North Dakota, voters were notified that they required a