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The lawsuit over the omnibus voter suppression law has begun

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Settle in, this will take awhile. Two years after voting rights groups challenged Texas Republicans’ sweeping overhaul of its voting and election laws, the case comes to trial Monday in a federal court in San Antonio. The lengthy roster of … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU, ACLU of Texas, Americans with Disabilities Act, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Attorney General, Brennan Center, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, Dana DeBeauvoir, Disability Rights Texas, drop off boxes, Election 2020, elections administrator, FIEL Houston, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Georgia, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HOPE, Isabel Longoria, Jolt Initiative, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MALDEF, Medina County, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, OCA Houston, Organization of Chinese Americans-Greater Houston, REV UP Texas, Secretary of State, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act, Workers Defense Action Fund | Comments Off

Lege targets Harris County election administrator

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We knew something like this was coming. House and Senate bills filed by Republican lawmakers in response to Harris County’s mismanagement of its recent elections could give the Texas secretary of state the authority to step in, suspend county election … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Bell County, Cameron County, Clifford Tatum, Commissioners Court, Election 2022, elections administrator, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Hays County, League of Women Voters, Paul Bettencourt, Secretary of State, Senate, Stan Stanart, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Texas Association of Elections Administrators, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Here’s hoping we’ll have fewer mail ballot rejections in November

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Counties are taking the problem seriously, which is a good start. The statewide rejection rate [for mail ballots] was more than 12 percent in the primary — six times what it was in the last midterm year in 2018. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Election 2022, Harris County, League of Women Voters, primaries, runoff, Secretary of State, The Lege, voter suppression | 1 Comment

Most of the lawsuit against the voter suppression law survives a motion to dismiss

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news. In a limited order this week, a federal judge threw out some civil rights and discrimination claims brought as part of a complex and ongoing legal dispute over strict new voting rules in Texas. The lawsuit filed last year alleges that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU, Americans with Disabilities Act, curbside voting, Dana DeBeauvoir, Disability Rights Texas, Election 2020, elections administrator, FIEL Houston, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HOPE, Isabel Longoria, Jolt Initiative, Justice Department, Ken Paxton, La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MALDEF, Medina County, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, OCA Houston, REV UP Texas, Secretary of State, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act, Workers Defense Action Fund | Comments Off

A better mail ballot

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I’m glad someone’s working on this. After thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas’ statewide primaries in March, election officials and voting rights groups are stepping up efforts to make sure voters don’t run into the same problems with … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Election 2022, Harris County, League of Women Voters, primaries, runoff, Secretary of State, The Lege, voter suppression | Comments Off

More on the constitutional amendments

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, from State Rep. Gene Wu: Please share with your neighbors, family, tenants, parishioners, and community partners. Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation setting Saturday, May 7, 2022 as the special election day for two proposed constitutional amendments in Texas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged constitutional amendments, Election 2022, Gene Wu, homestead exemption, League of Women Voters, property taxes, special election, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

A trifecta of crap from the Fifth Circuit

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s what they do. A federal appeals court has ruled for Texas in three lawsuits challenging the state’s voting laws, including mail-in ballot provisions and the elimination of straight-ticket voting. In a series of 2-1 rulings Wednesday evening, a panel … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, Americans with Disabilities Act, Attorney General, Austin Justice Coalition, Brazos County, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, coronavirus, DCCC, DSCC, early voting, Election 2020, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, McAllen, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, straight ticket voting, TDP, Texas, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Texas Association for Retired Americans, US Postal Service, Vota Latino, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

More data about mail ballot rejections

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Keep it coming. Thousands of Texans who attempted to vote by mail in the March primary were disenfranchised in the state’s first election conducted under a new Republican voting law. The state’s largest counties saw a significant spike in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Bryan Hughes, Collin County, Dallas County, Donald Trump, drivers licenses, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, Nueces County, Parker County, primaries, Secretary of State, Social Security number, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter ID, voter suppression, Williamson County | 1 Comment

The story of the paper shortage and the voter registration forms, in two tweets

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

One: . New: League of Women Voters of Texas has sent a letter to the Texas SOS threatening to sue the state unless they are provided with more copies of new voter registration forms. They say SOS is in violation … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, John Scott, League of Women Voters, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, voter suppression | 2 Comments

Sure, let’s blame the supply chain for voter registration problems

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I have a simple solution for this, if anyone wants to hear it. The Texas Secretary of State’s office is having more trouble than usual getting enough voter registration cards to groups who help Texans register to vote. Sam Taylor, … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, John Scott, League of Women Voters, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, voter suppression | 3 Comments

Redistricting litigation update

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Reform Austin shows that the state’s legal defense strategy against the various redistricting lawsuits is “You can’t sue us!” Because of the clear racial gerrymandering, multiple groups are launching legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act. The state has now … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Cameron County, Census, Clean Elections Texas, Common Cause, Congress, Damon Wilson, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, HD35, HD37, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, MALC, NAACP, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, OCA Houston, Our Vote Texas, redistricting, Roland Gutierrez, Sarah Eckhardt, SBOE, SCOTUS, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texans Against Gerrymandering, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

ACLU and others sue over new redistricting maps

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

The count is now seven. Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging new Texas state legislative and congressional district plans as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders violating both the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. The suit details an … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Public Affairs Association, Bell County, Census, Clean Elections Texas, Collin County, Common Cause, Congress, Emgage, Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, Fort Bend County, HD54, HD55, Killeen, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Dallas Section, OCA Houston, Our Vote Texas, redistricting, Senate, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Texans Against Gerrymandering, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

First two lawsuits filed against the voter suppression bill

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

No time wasted. The top elections official in Harris County and a host of organizations that serve Texans of color and Texans with disabilities have fired the opening salvos in what’s expected to be an extensive legal battle over Texas’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU, Americans with Disabilities Act, Brennan Center, Chris Hollins, curbside voting, Dana DeBeauvoir, Disability Rights Texas, Election 2020, elections administrator, FIEL Houston, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HOPE, Isabel Longoria, Jolt Initiative, Ken Paxton, La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MALDEF, Medina County, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, OCA Houston, REV UP Texas, Secretary of State, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Impact, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, Travis County, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act, Workers Defense Action Fund | Comments Off

The response to the lawsuit over the line item veto

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I know, scintillating headline, but there’s plenty of action here. The state is defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent veto of legislative funding as a bipartisan group of former state leaders — as well as more Democrats — weigh in against … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, That's our Lege | Tagged Bill Ratliff, budget, Chris Turner, Constitution, Dade Phelan, Greg Abbott, Jimmie Don Aycock, Joe Straus, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, line item veto, Lyle Larson, Pete Laney, Sarah Davis, special session, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, veto | 4 Comments

More local pushback against SB7 and HB6

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Mayor Sylvester Turner invited a diverse group of elected officials, community leaders, and business executives to stand in solidarity against voter suppression bills in the Texas Legislature. More than 50 individuals and organizations have vowed to fight … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, basketball, Beto O'Rourke, Black Voters Matter, Bryan Hughes, Dan Patrick, drop off boxes, early voting, Election 2020, FIEL Houston, Georgia, Houston Asian Chamber of Commerce, Julian Castro, KP George, League of Women Voters, Lina Hidalgo, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, National Federation of the Blind, National Urban League, NCAA, North Carolina, Progress Texas, Rodney Ellis, Senate, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, voter suppression | 3 Comments

Will we get redistricting hearings?

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Please? Voting groups in Texas want lawmakers to open up the state’s redistricting process to the public before they redraw political boundaries next year. Public hearings are aimed at giving communities input in the process. But since the pandemic, those … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged coronavirus, League of Women Voters, redistricting, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Voting Rights Act | 1 Comment

Your handwriting should not jeopardize your vote

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Jesus Christ. Texas election officials may continue rejecting mail-in ballots if they decide the signature on the ballot can’t be verified, without notifying voters until after the election that their ballot wasn’t counted, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, Americans with Disabilities Act, Attorney General, Austin Justice Coalition, Brazos County, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, Election 2020, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, McAllen, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, Secretary of State, Texas | 9 Comments

Fifth Circuit upholds Abbott’s mail ballot dropoff limits

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Because of course they did. Why would you have expected anything else? In a ruling issued late Monday night, a federal appeals court upheld Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that limited counties to one mail-in ballot drop-off location. A three-judge panel … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Bigtent Creative, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, drop off boxes, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, Lincoln Project, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Travis County, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

Judge briefly halts Abbott’s order limiting mail ballot dropoff locations

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Late Friday breaking news, which lasted until the early afternoon on Saturday. A federal judge ruled Friday that Texas counties can have multiple drop-off locations for absentee ballots heading into the Nov. 3 general election, blocking the enforcement of Texas … Continue reading →

First hearing for mail ballot dropoff locations

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hopefully we’ll get some action quickly. Lawyers for voters and voting rights groups asked a federal judge Thursday to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent order limiting counties to one location where voters can hand-deliver mail-in ballots. Abbott waited too long … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, drop off boxes, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, Lincoln Project, LULAC, Secretary of State, Texas, Travis County, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

Lawsuit filed over Abbott’s order to limit mail ballot dropoff locations

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. Voting rights advocates and civic groups have rushed to the courthouse in a bid to block Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s Oct. 1 order allowing Texas counties no more than one drop-off location for voters casting absentee ballots, calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged AARP, absentee ballots, Attorney General, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, Dallas County, drop off boxes, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, LULAC, Secretary of State, straight ticket voting, Supreme Court, Texas, Travis County, Voting Rights Act | 3 Comments

October Census deadline restored

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Good news, though as with everything we can’t be sure just yet that it’s for real. A federal judge in California late Thursday blocked the Trump administration from stopping the 2020 Census count next week, saying it should continue until … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, California, Census, Commerce Department, Congress, coronavirus, Donald Trump, Fort Bend County, Harris County, immigration, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, Montgomery County, Natalia Cornelio, National Urban League, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, SCOTUS, Texas, Wilbur Ross | Comments Off

A win for those with lousy signatures

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Some good news on the voting litigation front. As Texas prepares for an expected deluge of mail-in votes in November, a federal judge has found that one facet of the state’s signature verification rules for those ballots is unconstitutional and … Continue reading →

Census shenanigans halted for now

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Good. [On] Saturday, US District Judge Lucy Koh issued a temporary restraining order to stop Census Bureau officials from winding down door-knocking and online, phone, and mail response collection by September 30—a month early—writing that the shortened census timeline could … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, California, Census, Commerce Department, Congress, coronavirus, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Harris County, immigration, Joe Biden, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, National Urban League, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, Texas, Wilbur Ross | 3 Comments

Lawsuit filed to restore original Census deadline

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Citing the high stakes of a botched census, Harris County and two of its Democratic county commissioners have signed on to a federal lawsuit trying to block the Trump administration’s efforts to end counting for the 2020 census a … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Adrian Garcia, California, Census, Commerce Department, Congress, coronavirus, Donald Trump, Harris County, immigration, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, National Urban League, redistricting, Rodney Ellis, Texas, Wilbur Ross | Comments Off

TDP gets initial win in vote by mail lawsuit

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a good start, but we’ve got a long way to go. A state district judge on Wednesday said he will move forward with an order easing restrictions for voting by mail in Texas in light of the new coronavirus … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, coronavirus, Dana DeBeauvoir, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Glen Maxey, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, primaries, Progress Texas, runoff, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Travis County, Workers Defense Action Fund | 3 Comments

Another view of the lawsuit over expanded voting by mail

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Ian Millhiser at Vox, who is decidedly more pessimistic about the plaintiffs’ chances. He starts by noting how restrictive Texas’ existing vote-by-mail law is. The law only allows Texas voters to obtain an absentee ballot under a very limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, coronavirus, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, primaries, runoff, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, turnout | 2 Comments

Intervening in the mail ballot expansion lawsuit

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: The ACLU of Texas, American Civil Liberties Union, and Texas Civil Rights Project on Wednesday joined a case seeking to declare that under Texas law all registered voters qualify to request a mail-in ballot as a result … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, coronavirus, Dana DeBeauvoir, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, primaries, Progress Texas, runoff, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Travis County, Workers Defense Action Fund | 1 Comment

More on the Constitutional amendments

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I found this while answering a question from a reader, and figured it was worth publicizing to a wider audience. Ten proposed constitutional amendments will be on the November ballot. The Texas League of Women Voters has compiled a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Constitution, constitutional amendments, CPPP, Election 2019, income tax, League of Women Voters, podcasts, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Settlement officially reached in lawsuits over bogus SOS advisory

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Great news. Three months after first questioning the citizenship status of almost 100,000 registered voters, the Texas secretary of state has agreed to end a review of the voter rolls for supposed noncitizens that was flawed from the start. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 1 Comment

Civil rights groups want Whitley to not be confirmed

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

No kidding. More than 30 civil rights and community groups are calling on Senate Democrats to block the confirmation of embattled interim Secretary of State David Whitley, who oversaw the botched rollout of an investigation into the citizenship of tens … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, NAACP, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration | 2 Comments

First day in court for SOS advisory lawsuits

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

First day for the first lawsuit, one of three filed against that bogus SOS advisory. A federal judge in San Antonio will hear arguments Tuesday in one of three legal challenges to the state’s initiative to purge tens of thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Blanco County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Jolt Initiative, Kerr County, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, LULAC, MALDEF, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Secretary of State, Texas, voter registration | 1 Comment

Three times a lawsuit

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Hat trick! A group of civil and voting rights organizations is suing the state’s chief election officers and local election officials in five counties, claiming Texas’ voter citizenship review efforts are unconstitutional because they intentionally target naturalized citizens and voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged ACLU of Texas, Ann Harris Bennett, Blanco County, Caldwell County, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, Fayette County, Galveston, immigration, Jolt Initiative, lawsuit, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, NAACP, Secretary of State, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, voter registration, Washington County | 1 Comment

Civil rights groups push back on bogus SOS letter

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Lawyers with 13 organizations — including the Texas Civil Rights Project, the ACLU of Texas, the League of Women Voters of Texas and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund — are demanding that the state rescind an advisory sent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged AALDEF, ACLU of Texas, Common Cause, David Whitley, DPS, drivers licenses, immigration, Ken Paxton, League of Women Voters, Mi Familia Vota, NAACP, Secretary of State, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, voter registration | 8 Comments

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