The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas on Thursday that challenges provisions of its new voting law.
The suit contends that the law will deny disabled or limited-English voters “meaningful assistance” in the voting booth and will require rejection of mail-in ballots for “immaterial errors or omissions.”
The lawsuit alleges violations of Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act, which governs voter assistance, and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act, which bars denial of the right to vote based on immaterial errors or omissions in paperwork. A DOJ release is here.
