This really sucks! Hope it gets appealed all the way if necessary. I put it in Politics due to the voting aspect.
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Texas violating motor-voter law, U.S. judge rules
By Chuck Lindell - American-Statesman Staff
https://www.mystatesman.com/news/st...voter-law-judge-rules/p3FEObLEgb7JS5ZmcnbNQJ/
A federal judge has sided with a civil rights group that accused Texas officials of violating U.S. law by failing to automatically register voters who go online to obtain or renew a driver’s license.
The one-page order by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia of San Antonio — who said a full opinion explaining his reasoning will be released within two weeks — means Texas will be forced to change its online registration to comply with the “motor-voter” provisions of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, said Beth Stevens with the Texas Civil Rights Project.
“For too long, the state of Texas has ignored federal voting rights laws intended to ensure that all eligible voters have an opportunity to register to vote. Even worse, because of these failures, countless Texans have been prevented from casting a ballot that counts, thereby unlawfully shutting people out of our democratic process,” Stevens said.
The ruling could affect almost 1.5 million Texans who renew their driver’s licenses online annually, court records show.
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Texas violating motor-voter law, U.S. judge rules
By Chuck Lindell - American-Statesman Staff
https://www.mystatesman.com/news/st...voter-law-judge-rules/p3FEObLEgb7JS5ZmcnbNQJ/
A federal judge has sided with a civil rights group that accused Texas officials of violating U.S. law by failing to automatically register voters who go online to obtain or renew a driver’s license.
The one-page order by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia of San Antonio — who said a full opinion explaining his reasoning will be released within two weeks — means Texas will be forced to change its online registration to comply with the “motor-voter” provisions of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, said Beth Stevens with the Texas Civil Rights Project.
“For too long, the state of Texas has ignored federal voting rights laws intended to ensure that all eligible voters have an opportunity to register to vote. Even worse, because of these failures, countless Texans have been prevented from casting a ballot that counts, thereby unlawfully shutting people out of our democratic process,” Stevens said.
The ruling could affect almost 1.5 million Texans who renew their driver’s licenses online annually, court records show.