A group of civil rights organizations reached an agreement today with Texas state officials to settle a lawsuit challenging the creation and rollout of a flawed voter purge list that discriminated against naturalized citizens.
A press release from the Texas Secretary of State’s office states that the parties to LULAC v. Whitley (and consolidated cases) agreed to a settlement in the litigation regarding Secretary of State David Whitley’s January “voter registration list maintenance” that called into question the citizenship of many registered voters.
The American Civil Liberties Union, one of the parties in the case, also issued a press release on the settlement. The state will rescind its original advisory announcing the purge effort and agree to a more limited voter database maintenance process. The state has also agreed to provide and maintain information regarding the implementation of the process. The plaintiffs will also retain the right to bring another challenge to the process if the state continues to discriminate or violate protected rights.
