Texas Democrats launch site to make sure residents can still register to vote
By Dan Desai Martin -April 21, 2020 3:35 PM
RegisterTexas.com allows voters to safely register to vote from home without having to risk their health during the pandemic.
The Texas Democratic Party on Tuesday announced a creative way to expand voting rights during the coronavirus crisis, a move that comes as Republicans in the state and around the country are attempting to make it harder to vote.
The party announced Tuesday that it had created RegisterTexas.com, a site on which voters can safely register to vote from home without having to risk their health during the coronavirus pandemic. The site automatically redirects to a page hosted by the party where Texans can check their voter registration status, update their registration, or begin the voter registration process.
Texas is one of several states that does not allow online voter registration, so the Texas Democratic Party came up with a workaround.
After Texans enter their information on the site, the party will mail them a pre-filled registration application along with a postage-paid envelope addressed to their registrar's office. "All the voter has to do is sign the pre-filled application and then put it in the mail," a party press release noted.
Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.
https://americanindependent.com/texas-democrats-voter-registration-coronavirus-2020-election-pandemic-covid-19/
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