Beaumont election officials accused of harassment and discrimination against Black voters
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Dan Ruiz Branch Library in Austin on Election Day. Nov. 3, 2020., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The order is limited to the John Paul Davis Community Center in Beaumont, which predominantly serves Black voters. It stemmed fromby the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP and Jessica Daye, a Black registered voter, accusing Jefferson County election officials of unconstitutionally harassing Black voters.
Once they’ve determined the voter is registered, the Texas Election Code says the election worker must ask if the address on their voter registration record has changed. Though Texas requires photo ID to vote, the address on the ID does not have to match what’s on a voter’s registration record. Once this is verified, the voter will be asked to sign a roster and then directed to the voting area.
Daye witnessed such behavior while in line to cast her ballot last week at a community center that serves a predominantly Black community in north Beaumont where she typically votes, the suit claims. Daye was a few feet behind an elderly Black voter who, the lawsuit alleges, had already been checked in to vote by a Black election worker.
The judge denied a request from Daye and the NAACP to declare the election workers’ actions unconstitutional treatment of Black voters in violation of the 14th and 15th Amendments as well as a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act which guarantees the right to vote without intimidation.
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