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1/ NEW: Texas' botched voter citizenship review has frayed its relationship with local officials.
“I heard it over and over again that this relationship is in tatters.”
#txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
“I heard it over and over again that this relationship is in tatters.”
#txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
2/ Some context first:
In January, Texas loudly announced that counties should check on the citizenship of 95,000 voters.
Then, Texas quietly told counties that many of those voters don't belong on that list.
Everything fell apart after that. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
In January, Texas loudly announced that counties should check on the citizenship of 95,000 voters.
Then, Texas quietly told counties that many of those voters don't belong on that list.
Everything fell apart after that. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
3/ A breakdown in communication has emerged since then between the state’s top election officials and county election offices.
A rift in that relationship could prove perilous to the state’s election system.
#txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
A rift in that relationship could prove perilous to the state’s election system.
#txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
4/ Let’s start with Betsy Schonhoff, for example.
She was local election officials’ main point of contact in this review.
But a week and half into the convoluted review efforts, she disappeared. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
She was local election officials’ main point of contact in this review.
But a week and half into the convoluted review efforts, she disappeared. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
5/ She had resigned.
But the county workers who relied on her experience overseeing the state’s voter rolls were kept in the dark. bit.ly/2GCzuKM
But the county workers who relied on her experience overseeing the state’s voter rolls were kept in the dark. bit.ly/2GCzuKM
6/ Now many county officials are moving forward with the review with extreme caution.
If at all. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
If at all. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
7/ One county was accused of violating the law by a state lawyer for following the directions the secretary of state's office sent them to review the rolls.
So yeah: Things aren’t great between local and state officials right now. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
So yeah: Things aren’t great between local and state officials right now. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
8/ Others have expressed a loss of confidence in the process David Whitley’s office is championing. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
9/ This comes as all 12 Senate Democrats have announced they oppose Texas Secretary of State David Whitley’s nomination.
That's more than enough to block his nomination. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
That's more than enough to block his nomination. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
10/ For the second time, the Senate Nominations Committee met this week to approve the governor’s appointees.
And for the second time, the Republican-dominated committee did not call a vote on David Whitley. bit.ly/2V6kIz2 #txlege
And for the second time, the Republican-dominated committee did not call a vote on David Whitley. bit.ly/2V6kIz2 #txlege
11/11 Read more here. #txlege bit.ly/2GCzuKM
