Texas League of United Latin American Citizens et al v. Whitley et al

Filing 61

ORDER DENYING #20 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Fred Biery. (Attachments: #1 Attachment A, #2 Attachment B, #3 Attachment C) (rg)

Case 5:19-cv-00074-FB Document 61-3 Filed 02/27/19 Page 1 of 2

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BY DPS
DISCOVERS NEARLY 95,000 PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
AG PAXTON: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
VOTE IN TEXAS
AS NON-U.S. CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO

January 25, 2019 I Voter Fraud

Paxton: Texas Secretary of State's Office
Discovers NearIdenly 95,000 People

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by DPS as NonU.S. Citizens are Registered to Vote
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alier the Secretary
Attorney (leneral Ken Paxton today issued the following statenient
lied by the Department
of State's of lice discovered that about 95.000 individuals identi
registration record in
of' Public Salty as non-U.S. citizens have a matching voter
elections:
'lexas. and roughly 5.000 of them have voted in one or more Texas
state and deprives
Everv single instance 0! illegal voting threatens (teIlmcraCy iii our
with the Texas
individual Texans of their voice. We'rc honored to have partnered
will spare no effort ill
Secretary of Stale's office in the past on voter initiatives and we
read to
assisting with these troubling cases. My Election Fraud Unit stands
needed. We
investigate and prosecute crimes against the democratic process when
including
have obtained a number of successful non-citizen voter fraud convictions,
ia in Montgomcr
prison stutLnccs for koa OttLg1 in I at rant Counts and I auta (iai
Marites Curry. a
County. And earlier this month. investigators from our office arrested
is more vital to
non-citizen charged with illegal voting in Navarro County. Nothing
my othee vill
preserving our Constitution than the integrity of our voting process. and
the state ollexas.
do everything within its abilities to solidih trust in every election in
his proactive worL in sa Rguarding our
I applaud Secretary of State Whillcy for

elections."
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cititen. The Texas Secretary ol State provided the inliwmation to the 0111cc ol' the
Attorney (icnerai this week. which has concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute election
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prosecued 97 dc!ndaius !r numerous
voter fraud violations, in 2() 8. Attorney General Paxton's l'ieelion Fraud tJnit with
assistance hum a criminal justice grant from the governors ollice prosecuted 33
delendants for a total of 97 election Iratid violations. 'aSt lebrtmarV. (lie attorney
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