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Texas Voter Registration Law Declared Unconstitutional
A three judge federal panel ruled the Texas annual voter registration statute and January thirty first cutoff unconstitutional. The panel kept jurisdiction to let the Legislature craft new rules and noted possible gains from permanent registration. The decision cited UT Austin research showing higher turnout with permanent systems and suggested Texas could gain about 19 percent more registered voters.
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Joe Ingraham
Dist
Woodrow Seals
John V. Singleton Jr
Houston
Jimmy Beare
Corpus Christi
Allen Shinn
University of Texas
Shinn
Texas