Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions of Texas's Omnibus Voter Suppression Law

A federal judge today ensured voters who need assistance can still receive it by striking down key provisions in Texas’s controversial Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1).

Judge Xavier Rodriguez’s decision specifically blocked the following provisions, effective immediately:

A provision that made it a felony for certain individuals to offer or receive payment for assistance with mail-in ballots.

A provision that banned canvassers from saying certain things when a mail-in ballot is present. This provision was previously struck down for violating the First Amendment. Rodriguez further ruled that it violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.



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