Texas defends signature rule for voter registration at Fifth Circuit

(CN) — A Texas law requiring an original “wet” signature on voter registration forms is unconstitutional because it has nothing to do with an applicant’s eligibility to vote, a nonprofit told a Fifth Circuit panel Monday.

Founded with the name Long Distance Voter in 2008, Vote.org touts itself as the largest get-out-the-vote technology platform in America.

While it labels itself nonpartisan, its goal of “reaching historically underserved voters of color and underrepresented younger voters” could be perceived as a threat to Republicans, as minority and young voters typically vote for Democrats.

Vote.org introduced an app in 2018 to ease voter registration by letting users upload electronic images of their signatures and provide all needed registration info.

The program then automatically filled in the data, along with the signature, on voter registration forms and Vote.org sent the forms to their fax vendor, which faxed them to the county registrar’s office.

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