Judge tosses Ken Paxton's lawsuit targeting Texas county's voter registration effort
Source: APnews.com
A Texas district court judge on Monday denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Bexar County plan to mail voter registration forms to county residents ahead of the November election, saying the request was moot.
Bexar County attorneys argued in a hearing before Judge Antonia Arteaga on Monday that there was no reason for the court to issue an injunction because the forms were mailed last week, according to the San Antonio Report. Paxtons office submitted an updated request before the hearing asking that no additional letters be sent out.
The target of the mailing qualified individuals who recently moved to or within Bexar County have received those forms, and perhaps have already returned them, said Bexar County Assistant Criminal District Attorney Robert W. Piatt III.
Ryan Kercher, deputy chief of the special litigation division in the attorney generals office, argued that the plan could result in ineligible people registering to vote. Paxton appealed the decision on Monday evening, claiming Bexar officials expedited the mail out to take place before the hearing.
Read more: https://apnews.com/us-news/texas-ken-paxton-lawsuits-general-news-e735f246968b8222b10ac7eb47f565bc
Great to see this.
2naSalit
(90,847 posts)FakeNoose
(34,738 posts)Paxton is despicable
Attilatheblond
(3,695 posts)and let the counties do what they do to assure people can vote. IOW: Sit on it & spin.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(112,752 posts)Full on Fascism.