The county said it is not going to let the attorney general stop it from helping people register to vote. Residents who have received registration forms in the mail can still fill them out.
County Attorney Delia Garza said Attorney General Ken Paxton is violating federal law by trying to stop the county from mailing out voter registration forms.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson of violating the National Voter Registration Act. The law requires states to provide residents the opportunity to register to vote, including through driver's license applications and mailers. She said the county is asking a federal judge to let it continue sending out mailers as a voter registration tool.
Austin, Travis County and state lawmakers say claims of voter fraud from Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott are intended toBruce Elfant, voter registrar for Travis County, said there's nothing illegal or new about the program to mail out registration forms. The county has for years had a well-established voter registration outreach program, that includes text to register, door-to-door registration and mailings to eligible voters.
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