Texas Election Staff Resigns After Threats and Harassment
As reported in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, election workers in Gillespie County, Texas have resigned after threats, stalking and overwhelming pressure.
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Court Orders Texas Secretary of State To Produce Voter Purge Records
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, a federal court in Texas ordered Texas Secretary of State John Scott (R) to produce documents pertaining to the state’s voter purge program, which flags registered voters as potential noncitizens, risking these voters’ registration status.
Lawsuit Against Texas’ S.B. 1 Moves Forward
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas allowed claims brought by four sets of plaintiffs in a consolidated lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of Texas’ omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1, to move forward.
Court Blocks Strict Residency Requirements for Voter Registration in Texas
On Tuesday, Aug. 2, a federal court struck down strict residency requirements for voter registration in Texas’ Senate Bill 1111, one of the voter suppression laws Republican legislators passed in 2021.
Lawsuit Challenging Texas’ Age Restriction for Mail-in Voting Dismissed
On Friday, July 22, a federal judge dismissed a Texas lawsuit brought by the Texas Democratic Party and Texas voters alleging that the state’s age limitations on mail-in voting (only voters 65 years or older are eligible to vote by mail) violate the 14th and 26th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Court Permanently Blocks S.B. 1 Provisions Limiting Voter Assistance
On June 6, a federal court struck down multiple provisions of Senate Bill 1, Texas’ omnibus voter suppression law, that limited the ability of voters with limited English language proficiency or voters with disabilities to seek assistance throughout the voting process.
Lawsuit Challenging Texas’ S.B. 1 Moves Forward
On Tuesday, July 12, a judge in Texas declined a request to dismiss part of a consolidated lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of Texas’ suppressive voting law, Senate Bill 1.
Texas Judge Blocks Wet Signature Law
Today, a federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking Texas’s “wet signature” law, House Bill 3107, which limited online voter registration opportunities.
Houston Elections Officials Urge DOJ To Protect the Vote in Texas
Three elections officials from Harris County, Texas sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to “exhaust every legal option available to ensure that each eligible vote in Harris County and the State of Texas has their vote counted” during the primary election that’s underway.
Texas Judge Temporarily Blocks Provision of Voter Suppression Law
On Friday evening, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking a part of the state’s new voter suppression law, Senate Bill 1.