The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled yesterday that portions of Texas Senate Bill 1, adopted in September 2021, violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court found that parts of S.B. 1 require officials to reject mail-in ballot applications and mail-in ballots based on errors or omissions that are not material in determining whether voters are qualified under Texas law to vote or cast a mail ballot.

  • @Zombiepirate
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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately, the SCOTUS has severely limited any federal oversight for this kind of thing. It used to be that (due to the voting rights act) any major changes to election law had to go through the courts to stop any systemic suppression, but the Roberts Court declared that racism is over and shuttered that legal avenue.

    Unfortunately, voter suppression is perfectly legal in this country in all but a few select cases.

      • @charles
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        41 year ago

        Yeah but some internet dude said both parties same and her emails