The U.S. Department of Justice appointed two attorneys to oversee any complaints in the Southern District of Texas on Election Day about voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials, or election fraud.
The issue of voting rights has been a contentious topic in the state of Texas for years. That's why several organizations and agencies said they've been monitoring Tuesday's election for any voters who might feel victim to discrimination at the polls.
The Republican-led bill came from unsubstantiated security concerns after Donald Trump lost his re-election bid in the 2020 presidential race. Democrats argued conservatives were creating laws for problems that don't exist and would make it harder for communities of color to vote.
Representatives from the ACLU Texas, Common Cause Texas, National Lawyers Committee, and Disability Rights Texas joined the Texas Civil Rights Project at their Houston office all day Tuesday to field calls for their voter help hotline.
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