The lawsuit — filed with the Democratic campaign arms for the U.S. House and Senate — alleges that a change in state law that effectively ends the use of temporary or mobile early voting sites is unconstitutional because it discriminates against young voters.
Texas Voting Rights
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Texas ended temporary voting locations to curb abuse. Now rural and young voters are losing access.
A newly implemented change to election law is leaving a trail of shuttered early voting polling places across the state.
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Many Texans’ votes are lost when they go to the wrong polling place. Counties see countywide vote centers as an answer.
The 2020 election could mark the first time the state’s five largest counties allow residents to vote at any polling place instead of limiting them to precinct-based sites on Election Day.
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Texas won’t be placed back under federal supervision for redistricting despite findings of intentional discrimination
The panel ruled that such an action wasn’t warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.
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Texas ditched its botched voter roll review but has signaled it hasn’t closed its criminal inquiry
State officials continue to deny public access to the list of 100,000 voters selected for citizenship checks, citing a section of state law that allows them to withhold the information if it’s part of a pending criminal review.
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Former Secretary of State David Whitley back at Gov. Greg Abbott’s office
Whitley had resigned as secretary of state just before he would have been kicked out of office without a confirmation vote.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas Secretary of State David Whitley departs as legislative session ends
Whitley leaves his job after presiding over a botched review of the voter rolls that questioned the citizenship of thousands of eligible voters.
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With Secretary of State David Whitley close to losing his job, anxious Democrats take attendance
The Texas Senate needs two-thirds approval to confirm Whitley, but Democrats have stood in the way after his office’s botched voter roll review.
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Texas used money from the Help America Vote Act to help pay for its botched voter citizenship review
The expenditure appears to comply with the federal law, but Democratic lawmakers say it flies in the face of the act’s purpose to improve elections and voter access.
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Texas will end its botched voter citizenship review and rescind its list of flagged voters
The state had questioned the citizenship status of almost 100,000 registered voters, but many on the list turned out to be naturalized citizens.