Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has vetoed legislation that would mandate state voters to show a photo ID before they vote in the 2020 presidential election, and every election after.
The government has been told it should scrap plans to crack down on election fraud because requiring voters to show ID could “disenfranchise” transgender people and other minority groups in Britain.
The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a pleading Wednesday saying the judge should take no more action in the voter ID lawsuit against Texas because the State’s new law “eradicates any discriminatory effect or intent” of the prior law. Moreover, the new law is “constitutionally and legally valid.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an advisory last night with the federal district court judge who is overseeing the voter ID litigation against the State.
The protracted public relations campaign on behalf of a non-U.S. citizen found to have voted illegally in north Texas continued over the weekend pages of The New York Times.
Leading Texas Republican lawmakers and officials publicly endorsed a bill that would make permanent a voter ID “safety net” allowing those without proper documentation to cast a regular ballot if they sign an affidavit.
Partisan outrage and media curiosity swirled anew early Wednesday morning when President Trump announced on Twitter his decision to charge his administration with investigating “voter fraud”, potentially leading to reforms made in the future.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the nation’s highest court to fully reinstate the Lone Star State’s voter ID law. The petition will not affect the November 2016 Election.
The first day of early voting in the primary election begins in Texas on Tuesday, February 16, and Texans always have questions on how and where to participate. Participating in this primary and general election has never been more important.
