AG Paxton Applauds District Court for Dismissing  Baseless Straight-Ticket Voting Lawsuit

AG Paxton Applauds District Court for Dismissing  Baseless Straight-Ticket Voting Lawsuit   

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas today dismissed a lawsuit in opposition to Texas House Bill 25, which requires voters to individually vote for each candidate on a ballot instead of using “single-punch” voting to select all candidates of a single party. The law encourages voters to give thoughtful consideration to each race and to complete their ballots in full. The Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing because the objections they […]