{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taxpayer Empowerment","title":"Taxpayer Empowerment | Episode 38: Election Integrity with Chuck DeVore","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1488,"description":"Texas election integrity is about more than counting votes. It’s about ensuring Texans can trust that elections are secure, transparent, accurate, and fair.\nIn this episode of Taxpayer Empowerment, TPPF’s Jose Melendez sits down with Chuck DeVore, TPPF’s Chief National Initiatives Officer, to discuss key election integrity reforms Texas lawmakers could consider in the next legislative session. Their conversation covers election consolidation, foreign funding of ballot propositions, proof of citizenship, noncitizen voting, voting technology, and ways to strengthen public confidence in Texas elections.\nThey also examine how holding local elections on low-turnout dates can affect voter participation and taxpayer-funded bond elections and why consolidating elections with higher-turnout primary or November elections could dramatically increase participation.\nIn this episode:\nWhat election integrity means for Texas voters\nWhy public confidence and transparency matter\nThe case for consolidating local Texas elections\nHow low-turnout elections can affect bond propositions and local government\nPotential taxpayer savings from election consolidation\nForeign money in state and local ballot propositions\nClosing loopholes involving foreign political spending\nProof-of-citizenship requirements for state and local elections\nArizona’s two-tier voter registration model\nState-issued identification for noncitizens\nStandardizing paper ballots and optical-scanning technology\nHow Texas could produce faster, more trusted election results\nTPPF’s election integrity priorities heading into the next legislative session\nWhat would successful election reform look like? Chuck DeVore argues that the ultimate goal is an election system Texans trust enough that they can spend less time worrying about election mechanics and more time debating candidates, policies, and the future of the state.\nSubscribe for more conversations about Texas government, taxes, elections, and the issues shaping the Lone...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F2LfVM7SGOkGQhEqUmFESXLhHHn1gd3VISGVrLC79Jo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTU2/ZDgyNjE0ZjUxNWY0/ZjY2MzQ0ZTM1ODBh/OWJlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}