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Related: About this forumFederal Judge: Texas has 45 days to comply with National Voter Registration Law
This is from the Texas Civil Rights Project http://texascivilrightsproject.org/statement-judge-orders-changes-texas-voter-registration-practices/
Today, Chief Judge Orlando Garcia released his judgment to address Texas violation of the National Voter Registration Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Court has ordered the State to: implement online voter registration with drivers license transactions within 45 days (July 2, 2018); create a broad-based public education plan to ensure that voters know about this new registration option; and submit data to TCRP and our co-counsel, Waters & Krauss, LLP, for three years so we can monitor compliance.
Last Thursday, Chief Judge Garcia ordered the parties in the case to submit proposals to address the States violation. Flouting the Courts order, the State did not propose a solution, instead attacking the Plaintiffs proposal.
Beth Stevens, Voting Rights Director for the Texas Civil Rights Project, issued the following statement:
We are elated that the Chief Judge granted our proposed solution. 25 years ago, Congress passed the NVRA to get more people registered to vote; its long past time for the State to stop wasting time and resources defending its unlawful violation of this pivotal voting rights law. We urge State officials to come to the table and work with us to implement the courts that will ensure that not one single voter loses their opportunity to vote.
Last Thursday, Chief Judge Garcia ordered the parties in the case to submit proposals to address the States violation. Flouting the Courts order, the State did not propose a solution, instead attacking the Plaintiffs proposal.
Beth Stevens, Voting Rights Director for the Texas Civil Rights Project, issued the following statement:
We are elated that the Chief Judge granted our proposed solution. 25 years ago, Congress passed the NVRA to get more people registered to vote; its long past time for the State to stop wasting time and resources defending its unlawful violation of this pivotal voting rights law. We urge State officials to come to the table and work with us to implement the courts that will ensure that not one single voter loses their opportunity to vote.
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Federal Judge: Texas has 45 days to comply with National Voter Registration Law (Original Post)
Gothmog
May 2018
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was just talking with friends today about voters who think they registered at the DMV
yellowdogintexas
May 2018
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Gothmog
(143,998 posts)1. Texas is appealing
yellowdogintexas
(22,114 posts)2. was just talking with friends today about voters who think they registered at the DMV
but their registration never got to the Elections office/ voter registration.
I have encountered this many times as an election judge.
It figures Texas would appeal this.