Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) attempt to Block a Voter Registration Drive, in One of the State’s most populous Urban Ccounties, and Biggest Democratic Strongholds, has Failed in State District Court.
On Monday, State District Judge Antonia Arteaga Dismissed the AG’s Lawsuit against Bexar County, the Home of San Antonio.
Paxton’s Suit was part of a Broader GOP Campaign against Democratic Voter Registration efforts, as the Senate and Presidential Races have Tightened in Texas, a Campaign marked by False Claims and Conspiracy Theories of a Grand Democratic Plot to Steal the Election with a Wave-of-Bballots, cast by Voters who are in the Country Illegally.
Texas Democrats earlier this month, called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to Investigate Paxton over the Action that Kicked-Off this Campaign: searches of Latino and Democrat Activists and a Candidate in Counties surrounding Bexar.
In the latest Fight, Bexar County had proposed to send out Registration Forms to Unregistered Voters. something Paxton argued was outside of the Scope of the County’s Legal Powers. Judge Arteaga Ruled Paxton’s Suit was Moot, because the County had already sent out the Voter Registration Forms.
That Upheld the Argument of Bexar County, whose Assistant District Attorney argued that those Unregistered Voters targeted by the County had already “received those forms, and perhaps have already returned them.”
Paxton cried Foul Monday Night, arguing Bexar had Expedited the Registration Forms to get ahead of His Lawsuit. “In a display of bad faith, Bexar County engaged in dirty tricks to avoid appropriate judicial review of a clearly unlawful program that invites voter fraud,” the Attorney General said in a Statement. “These actions demonstrate that Bexar County knew what they were doing was wrong, yet expedited the mailout of unsolicited registration forms before the issue could be argued in court.” Paxton has Appealed the Decision.
With the Senate Rrace in Texas appearing Tight, Rep. Colin Allred (D) has repeatedly Ppolled within the Margin-of-Error against Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R), the Election could come down to Registrations. In 2020, less than 80% of Texas’s Voting Age PopulationRregistered to Vote, and just more than Hhalf of Eeligible Voters cast a Ballot, according to State Data.
A Deadline looms over both Sides: Less than Three Weeks remain to Register Texas Voters for the Election to come on Nov. 5th.
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