A federal judge has ruled that a key provision of Texas' 2021 election law, which allowed the state to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, is unconstitutional.
The judge found that the law violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments, effectively halting the state's ability to pursue voter fraud investigations related to mail-in ballots. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced plans to appeal the decision.
The ruling is part of an ongoing legal battle over voting rights and election integrity in the state.
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@5DSJWWXProgressive2yrs2Y
Good to see the courts standing up to these voter suppression tactics disguised as fraud investigations!
This is just another example of federal overreach interfering with states' rights to manage their own elections. If Texas wants to investigate potential voter fraud, they should be able to without the feds stepping in and telling them what they can or can't do.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Federal judge strikes down part of 2021 Texas election law, AG Paxton to appeal
A federal judge ruled that part of a 2021 Texas election integrity law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Federal judge shuts down Texas attorney general's voter fraud investigation
A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Texas voter security law SB1 are unconstitutional, and Texas can no longer investigate voter assistance ... and there is no actual problem of illegal vote harvesting. Under the provision, those who assist mail ...
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