Texas A.G. Paxton: Fifth Circuit Grants Stay Protecting Election Fraud Prevention Measures
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a stay that preserves critical anti-fraud provisions in the Texas Election Code. The stay halts a district court order that demanded the Texas Secretary of State issue unlawful advisories directing local election officials to forego their duty to ensure that the voter who submits a m . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a stay that preserves critical anti-fraud provisions in the Texas Election Code. The stay halts a district court order that demanded the Texas Secretary of State issue unlawful advisories directing local election officials to forego their duty to ensure that the voter who submits a m . . .