Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Bexar County Commissioners Court following its decision to initiate a program that would send out voter registration applications to residents, regardless of their eligibility or request for such an application.
On September 3, the Bexar County Commissioners voted to hire a third-party vendor, using taxpayer funds, to print and distribute voter registration forms to unregistered individuals across the county.
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According to Paxton, this mass-mailing program could lead to ineligible people, including felons and noncitizens, attempting to register to vote, which is illegal.
Moreover, Texas law does not grant counties the authority to print and mail state voter registration forms, making the program unlawful.
Prior to the vote, Paxton sent a warning to the Commissioners Court, cautioning that he would take legal action if they proceeded with the plan. Now that the program has been approved, Paxton has moved forward with a lawsuit seeking an injunction to block its implementation.
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“Despite being warned against adopting this blatantly illegal program that would spend taxpayer dollars to mail registration applications to potentially ineligible voters, Bexar County has irresponsibly chosen to violate the law,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This program is completely unlawful and potentially invites election fraud. It is a crime to register to vote if you are ineligible.”
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