A persistent Texas Voter, Twice thwarted when he tried Registering to Vote while Renewing his Driver’s License Online, has for the Second time convinced a Federal Judge that the State is Violating Federal Law.
In a 68-page Ruling, Friday August 28th, U.S. District Judge, Orlando Garcia of San Antonio, found that Texas continues to Violate the Federal National Voter Registration Act by Not Allowing Residents to Register to Vote when they Update their Driver’s License Information Online.
Garcia found that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is “legally obligated” to Allow Voters to Simultaneously Register to Vote with every License Renewal or Change-of-Address Application.
He Ordered the State to set up a “fully operable” online system by Sept. 23rd.
The State is likely to Appeal the Ruling.
It’s the Second Time Garcia has sided with the Voter, Former English Professor Jarrod Stringer.
Garcia’s First Ruling was Overturned on Appeal on a Technicality. In 2018, a Federal Appeals Court Overturned that Order, in late 2019, because Stringer and his Two Co-Plaintiffs had ultimately Reregistered to Vote in-Person, and the Court decided the Case was Moot because they were No Longer being Harmed.
Although the Appellate Court tossed the Case, Judge James Ho of the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals wrote in the Decision that Stringer’s Lost Vote was a Right he "will never be able to recover. As citizens, we can hope it is a deprivation they will not experience again."
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