Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has deployed an Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team in counties throughout the State to monitor Election Day activity and address litigation arising from the election.
“The Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team will be equipped to enforce Texas election laws and take immediate action on any contingencies, including issues seen in previous cycles such as ballot shortages, extended polling location closures, and improper extension of voting hours,” Paxton said in a press release on Monday.
🚨ELECTION INTEGRITY: I have deployed an Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team in major counties throughout the State to monitor day-of election activity and address litigation arising from the election, as necessary.
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 4, 2024
The Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team will be equipped… https://t.co/7bo1OOyU3X
“Similarly, the OAG [Office of the Attorney General] will prepare to take defensive action against activist groups who might attempt to influence the election through litigation,” he continued. “The Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team will coordinate with the Texas Secretary of State to ensure that all issues are addressed immediately, and that Texas elections are fair and secure. There is no issue more important and more fundamental to our nation than election integrity.”
“Our Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team will be on the frontline on November 5th. We will defend the ballot box from any bad actors seeking to unduly influence or illegally undermine Texas elections,” he added.
Last month Paxton announced his investigation into the far-left political action committee (PAC) ActBlue uncovered that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations.
“Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations. It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system,” Paxton said.
This also comes after a contentious back-and-forth between the Texas Secretary of State (SOS) and the Texas Republican Party over noncitizen voting eligibility.
Christina Adkins, director of elections in the Texas Secretary of State’s office, issued an Election Advisory in October directing election workers to accept driver licenses issued to noncitizens as voter identification, even though state-issued training materials indicate they should not be accepted.
Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips told poll workers at a recent training class that he had spoken with “the elections director for the secretary of state” and was advised that if a person is on the county’s voter rolls, then they should be allowed to vote — even if they show noncitizen ID.
“We’re assuming this person was a not a citizen when they got their drivers license, became a naturalized citizen and registered to vote, but still doesn’t have their new drivers license,” said Phillips. “So if they’re on your poll pad, they’ve gone through the application and state approval process through the secretary of state’s office. So according to the secretary of state, they’re a citizen and eligible to vote.”
The media then tried debunking Phillips’ remarks and fact-checking Alex Jones after he raised the alarm over the Texas SOS’s advisory on Oct. 8.
Treason Alert! TX Secretary of State Orders Poll Workers To Let Illegals To Vote. pic.twitter.com/HxYp1qcwl5
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) October 9, 2024
But the Texas Republican Party likewise raised concerns over the Texas SOS’s new advisory.
“In 2018, the Texas Secretary of State’s office provided guidance that limited term licenses were not an acceptable form of ID for voting. This week’s guidance from the Texas Secretary of State’s office is different,” the party’s chairman Abraham George said in a statement.
“The Republican Party of Texas believes in the rule of law and agrees with our grassroots members – this new advisory from the Texas Secretary of State’s office is concerning.”
Jones’ reporting and concerns raised by the Texas Republican Party compelled the Texas SOS to issue an updated advisory three days later clarifying that those attempting to vote with a limited term ID must also show proof that they have since become naturalized US citizens in order to receive a ballot.
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