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Justice Department files voting rights lawsuit against Texas
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The United States is alleging the new voting restrictions violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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The law, backed by the state’s Republican-led legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott (R), imposes new criminal penalties for violating voting laws, bans 24-hour and drive-through voting and allows more access for partisan poll watchers.
The United States is alleging the new voting restrictions violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new voting laws that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats, who face fading hopes of overhauling the nation’s electi
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is suing Texas over new voting restrictions that the federal government says will disenfranchise eligible voters and violate federal voting rights law.
The DOJ says Texas’ law — passed amid a wave of new voting restrictions this year — could disadvantage voters with disabilities and disenfranchise people over paperwork mistakes.
The Justice Department announced it has filed a lawsuit against Texas over legislation that was passed in the state which aims to make elections more secure.
The U.S. Department of Justice claims the Texas law contains several provisions that "will disenfranchise eligible Texas citizens who seek to exercise their right to vote."
Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Powered by Ailan Evans, DCNF The Department of Justice filed a complaint against Texas on Thursday, alleging certain provisions in the state’s […]
This summer, Democratic lawmakers fled Texas in an attempt to prevent the passage of Senate Bill 1, but to no avail. Now, the Biden administration is suing the state over the same bill in an effort to overturn new voting restrictions.
The Biden administration sued Texas on Thursday over new voting rules that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats, who face fading hopes of overhauling the nation's election laws in response to a wave of new restrictions in Republican-led states.
