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1/ Just in: Thirteen civil rights groups have issued a warning that a Texas voter citizenship check could violate federal law. #txlege bit.ly/2ToTraZ 
2/ The state's announcement flagging tens of thousands of registered voters for citizenship checks was met with dismay among civil rights attorneys.
They warned it echoed efforts around the country to remove eligible voters from the rolls. #txlege bit.ly/2ToTraZ
They warned it echoed efforts around the country to remove eligible voters from the rolls. #txlege bit.ly/2ToTraZ
3/ ICYMI: The Texas secretary of state's office announced Friday it would send local election officials a list of 95,000 registered voters whom the state says counties should consider checking to see whether they are U.S. citizens. bit.ly/2Tjwrdk
4/ There was some confusion about this on Friday.
And Sunday morning.
We cleared some things up here.
And Sunday morning.
We cleared some things up here.
5/ Now, several prominent civil rights groups are warning that following the state's recommended procedure for verifying those voters' citizenship could violate federal law. #txlege bit.ly/2ToTraZ
7/ The groups point to a Florida example.
Florida used similar methodology to create a list of approximately 180k registered voters that officials claimed were non-citizens.
2,600+ were mistakenly removed from rolls.
85 "ultimately proved actionable."
bit.ly/2ToTraZ
Florida used similar methodology to create a list of approximately 180k registered voters that officials claimed were non-citizens.
2,600+ were mistakenly removed from rolls.
85 "ultimately proved actionable."
bit.ly/2ToTraZ
