Mimi Marziani is president of the Texas Civil Rights Project. She previously directed voting rights programs for multiple political campaigns and committees, and in 2014, she led the first coordinated, statewide voter protection program for progressive candidates and groups in Texas. Before moving to Texas, Marziani was counsel for the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, where she litigated election law cases in federal courts across the country, including before the US Supreme Court. She teaches “Election Law and Policy” at University of Texas School of Law and serves on the NYU Board of Trustees.
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