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LULAC Wins Federal Court Ruling In Texas Voter Suppression Case
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Today’s
Decision by Judge Aids Communities of Color Hard Hit by COVID-19

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) said Friday
that the voting rights of all Texans, including Latinos have been upheld by
United States Federal Court Judge Robert J. Pittman.

“Voter suppression is evil and a blight on Democracy,” says Domingo Garcia, LULAC
National President. “Today, a federal judge struck a blow against Governor Abbott
and the Republicans’ attempts to stop senior citizens and others concerned about
their safety and well-being from voting in Texas. LULAC stands firm in defending
every person's right to vote. We will continue to stand vigilant against any
politician who tries to usurp this most precious Constitutional guarantee. LULAC
today has prevailed on behalf of 5.6 million Hispanic voters and every other
person who should have the lawful right to drop off their mail-in ballot with no
unreasonable barriers created to discourage them from voting. Governor Greg
Abbott is trying to prey on the fear of the pandemic which will keep Hispanics
from wanting to risk their lives by going to the polls in person. Instead, they
and many other qualified, legal voters prefer to safeguard their well-being by
dropping off their ballot at authorized locations near them and today’s
injunction guarantees they will be able to do so,” says Garcia.

The State of Texas argued that Governor Abbott was not trying to change election
law, merely exercising his authority through proclamation to ensure the integrity
of the results by restricting the number of locations where mail-in ballots can
be dropped off for security reasons. Attorneys argued Texas voters still have
numerous ways to deliver their ballot including the postal service, drop it off
in person or vote personally before or on Election Day.

“Judge Pittman saw through the Governor’s actions cloaked under the fancy word
‘proclamation’ and he agreed that irreparable harm would be done to Hispanic
voters,” said Luis Roberto Vera, Jr., General Counsel for LULAC. “By limiting to
one location per county where tens of thousands of ballots would need to be
dropped off, an unreasonable burden would be created especially in large
metropolitan areas like Harris County. The judge agreed with us and the
injunction he issued prevents Governor Abbott from doing so,” says Vera.

Civil rights leaders call today’s action historic. “LULAC applauds Judge Pittman
for his courage in confronting a blatant act of discrimination,” says Rudy
Rosales - State Director, Texas LULAC. “We will continue to be vigilant during
this election to ensure that Hispanic voters are not disenfranchised in any way.
Our community will vote like never before and that is at the very core of our
mission which we will defend vigorously,” added Rosales.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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