Texas secretary of state sued over secrecy of noncitizen voter purge program
AUSTIN A group of civil rights organizations has sued the Texas secretary of states office for refusing to turn over documents related to a so-called voter purge program that has already canceled the voter registrations of nearly 1,200 Dallas County residents.
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund are the lead plaintiffs in the suit against Secretary of State John B. Scott. The suit alleges that Scott violated the National Voter Registration Act by not providing information about the latest effort to purge noncitizens from voting rolls. The program has identified 11,197 registered voters as potential noncitizens.
The Dallas Morning News has also requested information under the Texas Public Information Act about the program and the individuals identified by Scotts office. The office has indicated those records are protected from disclosure to the public and has asked the Texas Attorney Generals office to decide whether they can be withheld.
The secretary of states office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to the suit, 2,327 voters have had their registration canceled under the program, of which 278 were confirmed as non-U.S. citizens.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/02/01/texas-secretary-of-state-sued-over-secrecy-of-noncitizen-voter-purge-program/