Texas Democratic Party: Ahead of 2020 Redistricting, Move for Texas to Go Back Under Federal Preclearance Citing Republican Voter Suppression
November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document:
Ahead of redistricting in 2020, voters of color, civil rights groups, and Democratic lawmakers are renewing the call to put Texas back under federal preclearance citing multiple findings of discriminatory effect and intent from Texas Republicans. According to the Dallas Morning News, "It's a move that, if successful, would again block Texas from changing state voting laws and procedur . . .
Ahead of redistricting in 2020, voters of color, civil rights groups, and Democratic lawmakers are renewing the call to put Texas back under federal preclearance citing multiple findings of discriminatory effect and intent from Texas Republicans. According to the Dallas Morning News, "It's a move that, if successful, would again block Texas from changing state voting laws and procedur . . .