Texas judge calls new GOP-backed election law unconstitutional, state plans to appeal ruling
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A new GOP-backed law in Texas was blocked by a judge after it was ruled unconstitutional. The state plans to appeal the judge's ruling.
But the judge’s order, issued Monday, was short-lived. It was put on hold on Tuesday after the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a notice that it will appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
The new law, set to take effect Sept. 1, was pushed through by Republican lawmakers who accused Harris County officials of mismanaging recent elections. Democrats accused Republicans of singling out the county because, like other large urban areas around the state, it has increasingly voted Democratic.
In a statement, the Texas Attorney General’s Office said the new law was passed "to ensure that elections in the state’s largest counties are properly managed by individuals who are accountable to the voters, not by unaccountable bureaucrats."