Texas Official on the Outs Due to Bogus Voter Fraud List
AUSTIN (CN) — The confirmation of Texas’ interim election chief appears doomed as all 12 Democrats in the Texas Senate will vote against him due to the embarrassing release of a flawed voter fraud list that resulted in three civil rights lawsuits and accusations of voter suppression.
Republican Secretary of State David Whitley needs two-thirds of the 31-member Senate to vote in his favor. There are 19 Republicans in the chamber, meaning at least two Democrats must vote with them for an appointee to be confirmed.
At the prodding of their party and civil rights groups, the Democrat senators, one-by-one, began announcing their opposition to Whitley on Thursday. One of the last undecided senators, Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, announced on Friday that Whitley’s release of the list “displayed a lack of oversight that will be difficult to mend.”
“I cannot in good conscience approve a nominee who, contrary to the responsibilities of their position, has caused turmoil and fear among many Texas voters,” she said in a statement. “My decision is only reflective of what acting Secretary Whitley’s actions have shown and the consequences of his actions.”
State Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, reaffirmed his opposition to Whitley on Friday, tweeting that he has “been a no on Whitley since the beginning” and has been telling his constituents so for weeks.
“I personally known several naturalized citizens who were on the list and find it unacceptable that they would be asked to prove their citizenship,” he tweeted.
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