Texas AG Sues Second County Over Plan To Hire Vendor for Voter Outreach
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing another county to prevent officials from using a third-party vendor to help with voter outreach.
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United Sovereign Americans Lawsuit Targets Texas Voter Rolls, Asks Court to Block Election Certification
The right-wing group United Sovereign Americans filed a new lawsuit in Texas, alleging grave irregularities in the state’s procedures related to voter rolls and its overall voting system.
Texas Removes Over 1 Million Voters from Rolls Since Passage of Anti-Voting Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday the state has removed over one million people from its voter rolls since Republican legislators passed a sweeping voter suppression law three years ago.
9 More Republican-Led States Sue Biden Over 2021 Voter Registration Order
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
5th Circuit: Minority Coalitions Cannot Sue Under VRA in Galveston Case
The nation’s most conservative federal appeals court ruled that a coalition of Black and Latino voters who formed a majority-minority district in Galveston County, Texas cannot bring vote-dilution claims under the Voting Rights Act.
Republican Attorneys General Continue To Threaten Our Democracy
Republican attorneys general pose an ongoing threat to democracy as they continue their attempts to weaken the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and more.
Right-Wing Group Files Federal Lawsuit Targeting Biden’s Voting Rights Order
The right-wing legal think tank America First Policy Institute filed a lawsuit challenging multiple aspects of a 2021 executive order that expands voting access throughout the country.
Trump 2020 Attorneys Face Disbarment, Suspension Ahead of 2024 Election
In the years since former President Donald Trump attempted to subvert the 2020 presidential election results, the attorneys who aided his efforts are facing the prospect of being banned from practicing law.
US Supreme Court Will Not Review Texas’ Age-Based Mail-In Voting Restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning denied a petition from three Texas voters who asked the justices to take up a case challenging the state’s age-based restrictions on mail-in voting.
How New Voting Laws Fared On Super Tuesday
A flurry of recently enacted voting and election laws were put to the test during yesterday’s Super Tuesday elections, and the results were a bit of a mixed bag.