Lawsuit Seeks To Block TX GOP’s Voter Suppression Bill

September 3, 2021 Civil Rights, Republicans

The Hill reports:

Voting rights advocates on Friday sued to block a restrictive new GOP-crafted Texas voting bill that the challengers say will make it disproportionately harder for people of color to vote.

The 74-page complaint, filed in a San Antonio-based federal court, takes aim at Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), a sweeping measure passed this week that would tighten voting procedures and increase the access of partisan poll watchers.

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