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LetMyPeopleVote

(144,005 posts)
Tue Jan 25, 2022, 09:36 PM Jan 2022

TX League of Women Voters gets 10,000 voter registration forms, threatens to sue state over shortfal

Greg is suppressing the vote and does not want new voters to register




Amid mounting public pressure and pending litigation, the Texas Secretary of State office provided the Houston chapter of the League of Women Voters of Texas 10,000 voter registration forms over the weekend.

After initially being promised only 50 voter registration forms and eventually receiving 1,000 forms last week, the League sent a letter Friday to Texas Secretary of State John Scott threatening to sue if the state did not provide the needed registration forms to the League and other voter registration organizations ahead of the March 1 primary. Not doing so would be a violation of the National Voter Registration Act, the League wrote.

The National Voter Registration Act requires states to make mail voter registration applications available for distribution through governmental and private entities, in particular groups that organize voter registration programs. Texas is one of 11 states that does not offer online voter registration and the deadline to register to vote in the primaries is Jan. 31.

"It is crucial that the Secretary of State's office act swiftly to provide the necessary voter registration forms for the people of Texas," wrote Grace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, in the letter. "Voter registration services from organizations like the League of Women Voters are a vital component of a fair and accessible democracy. We call on the Secretary Scott's office to do whatever it takes to meet the demand in voter registration for Texans."
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TX League of Women Voters gets 10,000 voter registration forms, threatens to sue state over shortfal (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 OP
unbelievable Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #1
Unfortunately, it is all too believable. TomSlick Jan 2022 #2
I'm sorry, but I just have to say this. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #3
As an Arkansas guy, I must agree. TomSlick Jan 2022 #4
"the deadline to register to vote in the primaries is Jan. 31" crickets Jan 2022 #5

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
2. Unfortunately, it is all too believable.
Tue Jan 25, 2022, 10:52 PM
Jan 2022

Texas is leading the slide into autocracy. Mind you, there is serious competition but Texas is trying really hard.

ShazzieB

(15,958 posts)
3. I'm sorry, but I just have to say this.
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 12:43 AM
Jan 2022

TEXAS SUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!!!!!

I just had to get that off my chest. Thanks for your patience.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
5. "the deadline to register to vote in the primaries is Jan. 31"
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 02:25 PM
Jan 2022

Given how late they finally coughed up the ballots, some of the damage is already done. Sue them anyway. Sue the crap out of them.

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