Phoenix68
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Texass Targets Latino Officials In Voting Crackdown / Setting Up Climate Of Intimidation
May 18, 2025
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"Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.![250px-Ken_Paxton_2024_(cropped)[1].webp 250px-Ken_Paxton_2024_(cropped)[1].webp](https://www.houseofpolitics.com/data/attachments/20/20528-8115ab149fda7cf618acc3403a7d2374.jpg?hash=jd53xS8Qif)
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Texass Targets Latino Officials In Voting Crackdown / Setting Up Climate Of Intimidation
May 18, 2025
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Among those indicted earlier this month are the Frio County judge, two local city council members, a school board trustee and a former elections administrator.
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The charges stem from their work assisting elderly voters with mail-in ballots during the 2022 election. Prosecutors claim that some participants were reimbursed via Cash App, and that the officials violated a sweeping 2021 law that criminalized many traditional forms of voter assistance.
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Voting rights advocates say this isn’t about curbing fraud. It’s about creating fear.
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“There is a history in Texass, by Attorney General Paxton, of attempting to deter participation by eligible voters through prosecutions!!”, says Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)."
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