DOJ Sues Texas Over Election Integrity Law

On Thursday the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is suing the state of Texas and Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott over an election integrity law that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed in September, as Joseph Choi reported for The Hill. Democratic members of the state legislature fled the state for Washington, D.C. in protest of the legislation, in violation of state law, though it ultimately was still signed by Abbott.

Choi highlighted how part of the law “prohibits election officials from sending unsolicited applications for a mail-in ballots on the risk of imprisonment and rolls back voter accommodations that were put into place due to the pandemic.”

As Reagan wrote at the time of the bill being signed into law, it “ramps up voter identification requirements for in-person and mail-in voting, bans unsolicited mail-in ballots from being sent out, implements more voter roll oversight, and empowers poll watchers, among other provisions.”

She also included a tweet from the governor who likewise underscored provisions of the legislation.

Election integrity is now LAW in Texas.

This law:
▪️ Ensures every eligible voter gets to vote
▪️ Adds more hours to vote
▪️ Makes it harder for fraudulent votes to be cast
▪️ Makes ballot harvesting a 3rd degree felony

Bottom line: it's easier to vote & harder to cheat. pic.twitter.com/p9IDQg95IK

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 7, 2021