With Less Federal Supervision, Texas Drops More People From Voter Rolls

[TexasTowelie]

Texas election officials have been removing more people from the state’s voter rolls ever since the Supreme Court struck down a part of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.

The group says the court’s decision to specifically strike down one provision of the law led to the rise in voter purges.

The preclearance provision, also known as Section 5, required several states – including Texas – to get an OK from the federal government before enacting voting laws, changing election procedures or taking people off voter rolls. States purge their voter rolls periodically to remove people who have died or committed a felony.

Myrna Perez, deputy director of the Brennan Center's Democracy Program and leader of the center's Voting Rights and Elections project, says she sees a link between the court's decision and recent voter purges.

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[Fullduplexxx]

1. Check with your sec of state website early and often and learn your provisional ballot process

And remember with provisional you may need to go back with in a set amount of time to show someone required credentials in order to validate your ballot

[Gothmog]

2. The lost of Section of the Voting Rights Act was a major loss