Texas keeping thousands from registering, voting group alleges

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Texas keeping thousands from registering, voting group alleges

By Zachary Roth at msnbc

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/texas-keeping-thousands-registering-voting-group-alleges

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In a letter sent Wednesday to Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos, lawyers for Battleground Texas, which works to register voters in the state, wrote that the state government’s “voter registration failures are widespread and systematically undermining the right to vote in Texas.”

The letter, which was obtained exclusively by msnbc, is likely to precede a lawsuit under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), more commonly known as the Motor Voter law, which requires states to offer registration opportunities through their motor vehicle departments and other government agencies.

“If the state does not want to engage and take the steps necessary to fix this, then we’re prepared to initiate legal action,” Peter Kraus, a lawyer representing Battleground Texas, said in a phone interview.

A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.



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[UTUSN]

1. That's what Texas does. The secretary of state is a Hispanic born in Mexico. Immigrants like Ahhnuld

go Rethug.

[betterdemsonly]

3. 50% of hispanic men in Texas voted for Abbot

It is possible that non-voters would be different. It is probable this particular corruption played a role in how bad Davis's loss was, but she probably would have lost never the less and it never created any outrage.

[UTUSN]

4. Hispanics don't vote. The 50% number is miniscule. it didn't help that Wendy is ice cold.

But NO Dem could win.

[Ilsa]

2. Someone is bringing a suit over districting for the Tx Senate.

They claim their rural vote is diluted by counting higher ineligible populations in urban areas.

[blogslut]

5. According to the article the citizens are doing their part.

They're getting their proper state IDs or updating them when they move and, subsequently, ticking the "Yes" box that states they want to register to vote. And that's when it falls apart. The state isn't following up by issuing by voter ID cards or updating voter rolls.

Not cool and a violation of Federal law.