Civil Rights Groups React to Harris County Vote-by-Mail Court Ruling
HOUSTON 鈥� A Harris County District court today rejected the Texas Attorney General鈥檚 injunction request, therefore allowing Harris County to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters along with a pamphlet explaining who is eligible to vote by mail.
The 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas and Texas Civil Rights Project represented the League of Women Voters Texas in filing an amicus brief supporting the Harris County Clerk鈥檚 decision.
鈥淎s the Court recognized, the Harris County Clerk is acting in his authority by making it easier for people to exercise their right to vote, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� said Anjali Salvador, staff attorney for the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas. 鈥淓specially in these difficult times, the state should not be trying to stop counties from educating and empowering voters.鈥�
鈥淭his is a victory for Harris County voters!鈥� said Grace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters Texas. 鈥淒uring this pandemic, voters must be able to assess their own health circumstances and be able to choose whether to vote in person or by mail.鈥�
鈥淚 think a lot of Texans are wondering why the state attorney general is wasting taxpayer money on a bogus case whose sole goal is to make it harder to vote,鈥� said Joaquin Gonzalez, attorney at Texas Civil Rights Project.
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