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| Texas County ‘Concealing’ Noncitizen Voter Records, Says Group |
| 2018-01-04 |
| [BREITBART] A public interest watchdog put one Texas County on notice for failing to disclose noncitizen registered voter records, the group says. Shortly before the holidays, the Indiana-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) sent a letter to attorneys representing Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacqueline Callanen to state her office is "hereby notified that it now faces federal litigation should [it] continue to deny access to requested" records related to voters that were later removed for failing to be U.S. citizens. The correspondence noted that Bexar County officials denied the group’s request to personally inspect or duplicate records on the matter in a letter sent on December 14. The PILF shared its original request dated December 1, 2017, with Breitbart Texas. In that document, the group sought a variety of records in the hopes of determining how many non-U.S. citizens managed to join the local voter registry; the duration of time until they were discovered; and how they came into contact with the voter registration system in the first place. Also requested was any evidence or indication that illegally registered individuals were actually forwarded to proper law enforcement. On December 14, the PILF received a curt letter from the office of Nicholas "Nico" LaHood, Bexar County District Attorney. Officials declared that under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the same law that PILF cited to seek access to the information, the County was not necessarily subject to such responsibility requiring transparency and access to records. Additionally, the Bexar County D.A.’s office stated that if any person on behalf of the PILF appeared to inspect the requested Bexar County Elections office records, they will be not be granted access beyond the receptionist. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Hopefully the watchdog won't give up. Bexar is the 3rd or 4th largest county by population in Texas, San Antonio is the county seat. |
| Posted by: brujotejano 2018-01-04 11:10 |
| #1 What if they came with a U.S. Federal Marshal and a federal court order? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-01-04 00:18 |