The lawsuit (formerly Voting for America v. Andrade) challenges the Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar statute that creates several onerous restrictions and criminal liability against anyone who collects voter registration cards. The lawsuit challenges the following restrictions: the prohibition on terminating a canvasser if the termination is based on the canvasser’s inability to collect applications; the requirement that canvassers be eligible to vote in Texas; the prohibition on collecting an application from a person who does not reside in the county where the canvasser is a deputy registrar; training requirements without a mandate that the county conduct such trainings; the requirement for applications to be personally delivered, not mailed; and the ability of registrars to terminate a deputy’s appointment for turning in incomplete applications without any safeguards or guidance for canvassers who use their best efforts.
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Obstacles abound in voter registration drives
How restrictive Texas can be on these voter registration drives is the subject of a federal court case in Galveston. Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Order Modifying Preliminary Injunction and Denying Motion for Stay
Order modifying preliminary injunction and denying motion for stay Read more
Voting for America, Project Vote et al v. Steen et al: Modified Preliminary Injunction
Modified preliminary injunction Read more
Judge denies state’s stay in voter registration case
A federal judge in Galveston today denied the state’s request for a stay that would have allowed Texas to enforce several of its voter registration laws. Read more
Another Victory for Voter Registration in Texas: Judge Denies State’s Motion to Stay His Ruling
Today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa upheld his earlier opinion in favor of plaintiff Project Vote and its affiliate in Voting for America v Andrade. Read more
Judge deliberating Texas voter registration law
Galveston is ground zero in a battle over who can help register residents to vote, Read more
Portions of Texas Voter Registration Law Thrown Out by Court
“The Texas regime is restrictive, and uniquely so,” US. District Judge Costa wrote Read more
RADIO: Federal judge holds back Texas voter registration laws
"What the legislature's done now is to make it more difficult for people to help others get registered." said former governor Mark White Read more
Judge guts vote registration law
A federal judge in Galveston on Thursday partially blocked new Texas registration laws that critics say amount to vote suppression because they prevent large voter registration drives. Read more
Victory for Voter Registration in Texas
In a major victory for voting rights, today U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa ruled in favor of plaintiff Project Vote and its affiliate in Voting for America v Andrade and ordered the state of Texas to stop enforcing certain laws that restrict voter registration drives. Read more