On August 19, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks, an Obama appointee, struck down a fairly new Arkansas law that makes it a crime for anyone (other than a polling place official) to assist more than six voters at the polls for any given election. Arkansas United v Thurston, w.d., 5:20cv-5193. Here is the Opinion.
The plaintiff organization specializes in helping immigrant voters. Volunteers for the organization arrange to meet voters at the polls. Most of the assistance involves translation assistance. The ruling finds that the law is barred by the federal Voting Rights Act. Thanks to Michael Drucker for news about the decision.
In Texas, translators would accompany older voters in to the polls. Then they would help their adult children vote, though you would hope high school teachers would be literate in English. This particularly happens in areas where school jobs are among the best paying jobs