Paxton\'s lawsuit makes the baseless claim that the county\'s actions would encourage noncitizens to vote.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing one county in the state, and has threatened to sue another, over efforts to send out voter registration materials to residents in their jurisdictions.
At best, this proposal is ill-advised because it potentially confuses residents of Bexar County about whether they are eligible to vote. At worst, it may induce the commission of a crime by encouraging individuals who are ineligible to vote to provide false information on the form. Either way, it is illegal.
In his statement announcing the lawsuit, Paxton said the program was “blatantly illegal,” despite no state statute saying so, and claimed Bexar County had acted “irresponsibly” in passing the measure — even though studies have shown that the amount of noncitizen voting in the state “The word ‘integrity’ was used in a statement by the attorney general regarding our voter rolls and ensure only eligible voters can vote,”, referring to Paxton’s initial threat of litigation. “And that’s exactly what we are trying to pass…so we can encourage and make sure Americans exercise their right to vote.”
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