Texas and other states are suffering from a decline in newly registered voters, data collected by the Center for Election Innovation & Research finds. Researchers compiled official new voter registration numbers for the spring of 2020, between January and April....
On Thursday, the Texas Democratic Party hosted a panel discussion on vote-by-mail as part of their virtual convention. This is a timely issue as Democrats work to ensure that everyone can vote during the pandemic. Luke Warford, the TDP’s Director of Voter...
The state’s recommendations for voting in person amid COVID-19 reveal the depths officials are going to avoid expanding vote-by-mail as a safe alternative. It is an absolute treasure trove of contradiction and impractical advice. It should also be noted that two...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was in a cheerful mood Wednesday evening when the Republican-stacked Texas Supreme Court agreed that fear of contracting COVID-19 did not legally count as a “disability” — one of the state’s requirements to be eligible to vote by...
The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday voted against citing fear of contracting COVID-19 as a “disability” in mail-in-ballot applications. Under Texas law, only voters who have a disability, are over the age of 65 or are out of the country can apply to vote by mail. “We...
Half a century of voter discrimination Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because of intentional racial discrimination every decade since its enactment. The root of these violations is redistricting, the process of redrawing the...
A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the expansion of vote-by-mail in Texas. For several weeks, Texas Democrats and civil rights groups have engaged in back and forth legal battles trying to allow all Texans who fear COVID-19 exposure to be able to...
A state appeals court ruled in favor of Texas Democrats and civil rights groups on Thursday, allowing all Texans who fear COVID-19 exposure to vote by mail in upcoming elections. Last month, a Travis County state district judge issued the same ruling, causing Texas...
While Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long overhyped the issue of voter fraud, he is guilty of doing just that according to a new lawsuit filed on Monday. The plaintiffs, former Democratic state senate candidate Kendall Scudder and attorney Woot Lervisit, accuse...