The Texas Secretary of State is purging people from the voting rolls
after informing them that they are "potentially deceased," after
secretly, and illegally, giving herself the power to do so, four undead
men claim in court.
Lead plaintiff Michael E. Moore sued Secretary of State Hope Andrade, in Travis County Court. Moore and Andrew Young also sued Travis County Voting Registrar.
The two other plaintiffs, from two other counties, sued only Andrade.
All four say they received notices "that they were 'potentially deceased' and that their voter registration was subject to 'cancellation.' These notices were apparently on a form prescribed by defendant Andrade and were sent to plaintiffs at the command of defendant Andrade.
"Plaintiffs are aware of many other citizens across the state who have experienced similar threats to their right to vote." (References to exhibits deleted.)
The complaint states: "Defendant Andrade's attempted purge of supposedly deceased voters is totally flawed and threatens to disrupt the upcoming November election."
Texas' 82nd Legislature-the current one-adopted SB1046 and HB 174, ordering the Secretary of State to get quarterly reports from the Social Security Administration and use the supposedly dead people on the lists to purge Texas' voting rolls.
"The secretary has recently notified registrars across the state that thousands of voters are dead or 'potentially' dead subject to providing evidence to the registrars within 30 days that they are alive," the complaint states. "Without such evidence, they are to be purged from the voter rolls.
"The death notices sent by the secretary were based upon a rule adopted by the secretary without notice or public input in violation of ADAP. [The Texas Administrative Procedures Act.]
"The secretary has adopted a rule in which she has determined who is dead or potentially dead. The rule has two prongs, 'Strong Matches' and 'Weak Matches.' Thousands of Texans who are alive and kicking have been classified as potentially dead by the secretary under the Weak Match category."
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/21/50513.htm
Lead plaintiff Michael E. Moore sued Secretary of State Hope Andrade, in Travis County Court. Moore and Andrew Young also sued Travis County Voting Registrar.
The two other plaintiffs, from two other counties, sued only Andrade.
All four say they received notices "that they were 'potentially deceased' and that their voter registration was subject to 'cancellation.' These notices were apparently on a form prescribed by defendant Andrade and were sent to plaintiffs at the command of defendant Andrade.
"Plaintiffs are aware of many other citizens across the state who have experienced similar threats to their right to vote." (References to exhibits deleted.)
The complaint states: "Defendant Andrade's attempted purge of supposedly deceased voters is totally flawed and threatens to disrupt the upcoming November election."
Texas' 82nd Legislature-the current one-adopted SB1046 and HB 174, ordering the Secretary of State to get quarterly reports from the Social Security Administration and use the supposedly dead people on the lists to purge Texas' voting rolls.
"The secretary has recently notified registrars across the state that thousands of voters are dead or 'potentially' dead subject to providing evidence to the registrars within 30 days that they are alive," the complaint states. "Without such evidence, they are to be purged from the voter rolls.
"The death notices sent by the secretary were based upon a rule adopted by the secretary without notice or public input in violation of ADAP. [The Texas Administrative Procedures Act.]
"The secretary has adopted a rule in which she has determined who is dead or potentially dead. The rule has two prongs, 'Strong Matches' and 'Weak Matches.' Thousands of Texans who are alive and kicking have been classified as potentially dead by the secretary under the Weak Match category."
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/21/50513.htm
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