The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County to block an effort to register more voters before the November election.Paxton's lawsuit follows a decision by the Travis County commissioners to hire Civic Government Solutions to contact non-registered county residents and encourage them to register. Travis County includes Austin.
"We just thought it was nice thing to do," said Ann Howard, a Travis County Commissioner at The Texas Tribune Festival shortly after news of the lawsuit was made public.“Travis County has blatantly violated Texas law by paying partisan actors to conduct unlawful identification efforts to track down people who are not registered to vote,” Paxton said. “Programs like this invite fraud and reduce public trust in our elections.
Politics Ken Paxton Travis County Texas Legislature
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Ken Paxton sues Travis County to block voter registration effortsThe Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.
続きを読む »
Ken Paxton sues to block Bexar County voter registration effortAttorney General Ken Paxton sued the Bexar County Commissioners Court on Wednesday, saying plans to mass mail registration cards violates the law and invites...
続きを読む »
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Democratic County Over Voter Registration EffortPaxton sued after officials voted moved forward with plans to mail voter registration applications to unregistered county residents.
続きを読む »
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effortTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop Bexar County officials from mailing residents voter registration forms.
続きを読む »
Texas AG Ken Paxton threatens to sue Bexar County if it mails voter registration cardsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday threatened to sue Bexar County if it approves a plan to use taxpayer money to mail voter registration applications to its residents. The threat is the latest in a controversial series of moves the Republican AG has made in what his office calls an effort to uphold 'election integrity.
続きを読む »
Bexar County will mail voter registration forms, defying Ken Paxton’s threat to sueThe move escalates a brewing fight with Texas Republicans over initiatives to proactively send applications to unregistered voters.
続きを読む »