Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Joint Motion with the Texas GOP.
Dear Friends,
On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the Republican Party of Texas in filing a joint motion for entry of a consent judgment in our lawsuit to close Republican primary elections in Texas. In this joint motion, General Paxton agrees with the Republican Party of Texas that the Texas Election Code is unconstitutional as it requires Texas Republicans to allow democrats to participate in Republican primary elections.
Within minutes, expensive out of state lawyers for the Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson filed a notice with the court that Secretary Nelson opposes the joint motion. She is doing everything that she can to oppose the will of Texas Republicans.
We need you to:
Communicate with your Republican neighbors about this important issue
Consider giving to our constitutional fight to keep radical democrats out of our primaries
Call Secretary of State Jane Nelson at 512.463.5770 and voice your support of ensuring that only Republicans select Republican nominees
Here is General Paxton’s statement on the joint motion:
“The unconstitutional law stopping the RPT from closing its primaries is completely indefensible and a slap in the face to the Republican Party and voters. The Secretary of State must follow the Constitution by swiftly implementing this consent decree. Instead of fighting this lawsuit with expensive out-of-state lawyers, the Secretary of State’s office should respect the will of Texas voters and defend their freedoms by creating a process that will allow the RPT to immediately close its primaries,” said Attorney General Paxton. “I am in total agreement with the RPT that this law is deeply flawed and a violation of the First Amendment. I’ve filed this joint motion with the court because this section of our Election Code should immediately be struck down. Many other states have closed primaries, and there is absolutely no reason that Texas shouldn’t have the freedom to join them.”
Here is my statement on the joint motion:
