Voter Suppression Allegations in Harris County

Could CD 10 race be affected?

"...Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector (and Voter Registrar) Paul Bettencourt is facing accusations of voter suppression..."

Oct. 23, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Democrats and Abbott Settle in Voter Suppression/Fraud Case

Both sides claim victory

"...charged, this was more about suppressing and intimidating Democratic voters than preventing fraud. (Click here for a more detailed..."

May 28, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

House Committee Hears "Discriminatory" Voter Suppression Bill

SB 9 would punish voter form errors with state jail felonies

"...by voting rights groups as one of the harshest voter suppression bills in the country and one that carries..."

May 16, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.

Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate's vendetta against him to Trump's Big Lie

"...whose lies and misrepresentations are being used to push voter suppression laws in Texas and across the country. Many..."

May 21, 2021 Column by Greg Casar

Texas Voter Suppression Law Violates Civil Rights, Judge Rules

A bench trial over Senate Bill 1 is set for next month

"...in 2022. Some of those ballots were trashed because voters made mistakes writing down their ID numbers. “We've spoken..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas' Big, Bad Week for Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering

Within two days, courts reject second election map, voter ID bill

"...First congressional redistricting; then, in short succession, voter ID and the state House maps. In less than..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

LBJ's Legacy and the Rise of Voter Suppression Laws

The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM returns

"...show, I speak with News Editor Mike Clark-Madison about voter suppression efforts here in Texas and nationwide...."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Lege Ticker: From Voter Suppression to Salamanders

GOP bills spell trouble for voting rights, Barton Springs

"...prohibiting officials from proactively sending mail-in ballot applications to voters, as Harris County attempted to do in 2020. (Cain..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Voter Suppression Round-Up

"...several combative districts nationwide. A sampling of GOP vote suppression and all-around fuckery follows: In Maryland, homeless people were..."

Nov. 7, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Voter Suppression Made Easy

Hold the election when everybody votes? No way.

"...City Council would leap at the chance to increase voter turnout for its increasingly invisible municipal elections, especially since..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Senior Voter Suppression

"...online voting). I imagine that would result in greater voter participation. I also imagine there are some who would..."

Nov. 4, 2019 Postmarks

Van de Putte: It's About Voter Suppression, Not Fraud

San Antonio senator slams GOP motives.

"..."Voter ID takes out three to four percent from Democratic..."

March 10, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Voter Suppression in Nueces County?

Nov. 7, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Lege Lines: Texas GOP Tees up More Voter ID Nonsense

Secretary of State issues election advisory, ignites right-wing voter fraud frenzy

"...counties to investigate a list of some 95,000 registered voters whose U.S. citizenship was possibly in doubt (of whom..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Voter Purge Leader David Whitley Resigns

Embattled SoS calls it quits after discriminatory voter purge

"...After his botched voter roll purge effort in January that targeted thousands of..."

May 27, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Judge Throws Out Texas Voter ID Law

Compares photo requirement to Jim Crow, poll tax

"...is in. A Federal judge has found that Texas' voter ID law is "an unconstitutional poll tax [and] creates..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Secretary of State Defends Voter Purge Fiasco

Whitley ducks blame during contentious confirmation hearing

"...do better next time, and humbly apologize for the “voter fraud” fiasco he unleashed across the state, Texas Secretary..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Anchia: Fraser's Voter ID Bill Is Dead

Democrats' point man thinks even some Republicans can't go for it

"...Rafael Anchia of Dallas, the Democrats’ point man on voter ID bills, and thinks that Sen. Troy Fraser’s SB..."

March 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Court Rules: Texas Voter ID Still Racist

Second ruling finds GOP deliberately suppressed minority vote

"...When it comes to voter suppression, there's a big difference between deliberate and accidental...."

April 11, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Voter Purge Effort Ends

State agrees to legal settlement; on the hook for $450K

"...This time in Texas, it’s a win for voters...."

April 26, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On

The steady march of "election integrity" legislation continues at the Texas Lege

"...efforts to expand access to the polls, and requires voters who need assistance to disclose why they need assistance...."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Road Ahead Murky After Voter ID Ruling

County says ruling won't impact November elections

"...Two weeks ago, Texas' voter ID law was discriminatory. This week, it's still discriminatory,..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Watson's 3/17 Speech Against Voter ID

Transcript of Austin senator's remarks

"...second time this session in the Senate's tussle over voter ID, I found his words worth printing in full...."

March 18, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

After All-Nighter, Senate Passes Voter ID

A marathon session delivers a GOP partisan priority

"...the Senate passed Senate Bill 362, which would require voters to show photo ID in addition to their voter..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Voter Applications on the Hook in Harris

Harris County election official accused of voter suppression

"...Paul Bettencourt, Harris County tax assessor-collector and voter registrar, is facing accusations of voter suppression by dragging..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

David Whitley Apologizes for "Confusion" Wrought by Voter Purge List

Three lawsuits later, Texas secretary of state basically says "whoops"

"...to firm up its shoddy data before springing a "voter fraud" fiasco upon the state. Whitley says his goal..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Secretary of State Gets Schooled on Voting Rights

Meanwhile, a hefty TV ad targets voter suppression bill

"...Update: Catch up with the current status of Senate..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: “Show Us Your Papers”

The Whitley fiasco and the persistence of voter suppression

"...the headline matter was his handling of the "noncitizen voter" list he released a couple of weeks earlier. Although..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don't

Abbott's SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks

"...longtime aide to Abbott, initiated a statewide purge of voter rolls, claiming they contained nearly 100,000 potential noncitizens, more..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anchia Makes an Overture

Amended version of bill would require both extra ID and substantial voter education and outreach

"...on Friday filed an amendment to SB 362, the voter ID bill, that could basically be described as a..."

May 24, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

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