A Civil Rights Group, Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP), on Tuesday Renewed a Four-year-old Courtroom Campaign to Force the State of Texas to Adopt Online Voter Registration.
TCRP is a Group of Texas Lawyers for Texas Communities, boldly serving the Movement for Equality and Justice In and Out of the Courts. They envision a Texas where All Communities thrive with Dignity and Justice, and without Fear.
They believe that Legal Advocacy and Litigation are critical Tools to Protect and Advance the Civil Rights of Everyone in Texas, particularly their State’s most Vulnerable Populations, and to effect Positive and Lasting Change to Law and Policy.
They believe that by Serving the Rising Social Justice Movement in Texas with Excellent Legal Representation and Bold Strategies, they can Respond to the Needs of the Communities they Serve.
An Attorney with the TCRP told a Federal Judge that Texans should be Allowed to Register to Vote when they use Online Systems to Apply for or Renew their Driver's Licenses in Accordance with the National Voter Registration Act, a 1993 Federal Law Passed before Online Registration was possible.
Thirty-Eight States and the District of Columbia have Adopted Laws that will Allow a Person to Register to Vote Online before the 2020 Presidential Election.
REGISTER TO VOTE IN TEXAS
The easiest way to Register to Vote in Texas is to Visit the Texas Secretary of State Web Site and Fill Out the Electronic Voter Registration Application. You can also Check or Change your Current Texas Voter Status. You can also Fill Out the National Voter Registration Form. Mail or Hand-Deliver your Completed Form to the provided Address.
CLICK HERE to View a Texas Voter Registration Online Form.
UPDATE
District Judge Orlando Garcia said Texas had presented "no viable defense" for Not allowing People to Simultaneously Update their Voter Registration Information when they Apply for or Renew a Driver's License Online. After making that Determination, the Judge Ordered the State to Update the Three Plaintiffs' Voter Information so they may Register by Monday's Deadline for Voting in the Congressional and Presidential Primaries on Super Tuesday. He did Not make a Decision on the Underlying Suit that would Apply to Voters Statewide. But his Skepticism about the State's Position was Welcome News for Voting Rights Advocates hoping to Boost Turnout this year, if Not in time for the March 3rd Voting then at least by November, when Democrats say that a Surge in New Voters could Lead them to Carry the State, which has 38 Electoral Votes, for the First time since 1976.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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