The Justice Department is suing Texas over new voting restrictions that the federal government says will disenfranchise eligible voters and violate federal voting rights law. SB 1 further, and impermissibly, restricts the core right to meaningful assistance in the voting booth,” the Justice Department said. Earlier this year, the DOJ sued Georgia over its new voting law, similarly arguing a violation of federal voting rights law. The Texas law passed following a contentious debate in which some Democrats left the state to try to prevent its approval. “Finally, a Justice Department that fights for justice.

Source: CNN November 05, 2021 03:50 UTC