Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton officially sued the Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday, releasing a scathing letter accusing the federal government of refusing to comply with its own laws ensuring the state’s upcoming election is secure.
Paxton wrote on X, “The Biden-Harris Administration has refused to comply with federal law, presenting yet another obstacle for Texas to overcome in ensuring free and fair elections in our state. The law demands that they provide important information regarding the citizenship of nearly half a million potentially ineligible voters. Since the Biden-Harris Administration has chosen to ignore the law, I will see them in court.”
BREAKING: The Biden-Harris Administration has refused to comply with federal law, presenting yet another obstacle for Texas to overcome in ensuring free and fair elections in our state. The law demands that they provide important information regarding the citizenship of nearly… pic.twitter.com/spy1GZ6Lnw
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) October 22, 2024
A press release by the AG’s office provided background information on the lawsuit:
“On October 7, Attorney General Paxton sent a letter demanding that the federal government fulfill its legal obligations by verifying the citizenship status of people who may be illegally registered to vote in Texas by October 19. Attached was a list of approximately 450,000 voters whose citizenship status has never been checked because they registered without a State of Texas-issued driver’s license or identification card. Federal law requires the federal government to provide that information and Attorney General Paxton’s letter formally triggered those obligations. While the majority of the voters on the list are likely citizens who are eligible to vote, Texans have no way of knowing whether or not any of the voters on the list are noncitizens who are ineligible to vote without additional information.”
The Biden-Harris Administration did not comply with the law and never gave Texas the information requested in order to best secure the integrity of its elections.
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson is a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Paxton also announced on Monday the state’s investigation into leftwing PAC and fundraising platform ActBlue revealed “bad actors” are able to bypass “campaign finance regulations and compromise our electoral system.”
BREAKING: Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations.
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) October 21, 2024
It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or… pic.twitter.com/8E5vfaYxDL