Justice Department Sues Texas Over Voting Law
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging that Texas’ controversial voting law violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Specifically, the Justice Department took issue with provisions that purportedly “deny eligible voters meaningful assistance in the voting booth and require rejection of mail ballot materials for immaterial errors or omissions.” The Justice Department previously sued Georgia in June over a similar law in that state. Also on Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his intention to sue the Biden administration for its planned OSHA vaccine rules for businesses.
Coverage was widespread but more prominently featured in left- and center-rated outlets Thursday evening. As with previous coverage of election laws this year, coverage from the left tended to call the Texas bill “restrictive,” and coverage from the right tended to use the term “election integrity.”
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The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it filed a lawsuit against Texas, targeting a state law that proponents say aims to make elections more secure.
Senate Bill 1 was signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in early September, establishing new rules for mail-in voting while increasing the number of partisan poll watchers and giving the state more control over local voting operations.
"Our democracy depends on the right of eligible voters to cast a ballot and to have that ballot counted," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. "The Justice Department will continue to use...
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"In this action, the United States challenges provisions of SB 1 that deny eligible voters meaningful assistant in the voting booth and require rejection of mail ballot materials...
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