Voter Registration

The Fifth Circuit ordered a federal court to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, the Texas Democratic Party’s lawsuit against former Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs over a “wet signature rule” for voter registration applications.

Election worker Kristen Mun from Portland empties ballots from a ballot box at the Multnomah County Elections Division, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Oregon is the first state in the nation to institute voting by mail and automatic voter registration. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit ordered a federal court to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, the Texas Democratic Party’s lawsuit against former Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs over a “wet signature rule” for voter registration applications.

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