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VOTE.ORG v. Paxton

Filing Date:
July 8, 2021
Status:
resolved
State:
Texas
Topics:
Ballot Access, State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Suppression
Most Recent Court:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (5:21-cv-00649)
Issue(s):

Challenges the state's "wet signature" law, which requires individuals who submit registration applications electronically do so signed with a pen on paper. Plaintiffs challenge the law as violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, as well as the Civil Rights Act (CRA).

Case Progress:
  • Complaint 7/8/21
  • Texas Attorney General's Motion to Intervene 9/2/21
  • Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 9/7/21
  • Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 10/27/21
  • Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 4/8/22
  • Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment 4/22/22
  • Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 6/16/22
  • Appeal of Final Judgment 6/17/22
  • Motion to Stay Case 6/20/22
  • Denial of Motion to Stay Case 6/21/22
  • Order Granting Defendants' Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal 7/2/22
  • Appellants' Brief 9/28/22
  • Appellees' Brief 10/28/22
  • Appellants' Reply Brief 11/18/22
  • Oral Argument 3/6/23
  • Order 12/15/23