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Texas Got Caught Flouting A Court Order On Voter ID, And Now It’s Under Supervision

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    A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the state of Texas to take steps to make it perfectly clear to voters that they’re not required to possess a voter ID before they cast a ballot in the upcoming election.

    U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos had already given specific instructions to Texas officials to make sure no voter is turned away at the polls for not having an ID ― greatly relaxing the rules of what voters may or may not present in order to assert their identity.

    But U.S. Department of Justice and voting rights groups this month complained to Ramos that Texas was flouting the order by making misleading statements in the press or publishing promotional materials that mischaracterized the language in Ramos’ order.

    “The State is developing printed materials and mass media advertising that improperly narrow the Remedial Order,” DOJ attorneys wrote in a court filing. “Voters are receiving inaccurate or misleading information that suggests they will not be able to cast ballots that count in November.”

    Voting rights advocates separately charged that Texas officials were making statements to local media suggesting that anyone who signed a declaration attesting that they were unable to obtain the required ID ― a remedy Ramos expressly authorized ― would be criminally investigated.

    In response to these accusations, Ramos on Tuesday ordered Texas to reissue any press releases about her August order to indicate the precise language about the relaxed rules for voter ID, as well as to edit accordingly the posters to be used at polling stations on Election Day.

    Texas also must update any and all websites dedicated to “voting rights and procedures,” including VoteTexas.gov, to correctly note that voters who lack an adequate form of photo ID and “cannot obtain one due to a reasonable impediment” may still cast a ballot after signing an affidavit.


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