Date Filed: August 30, 2021
Original Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Appeals: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Case Status: Victory
CAF represented Lupe Torres, the Medina County Elections Administrator, and Terrie Pendley, Real County Tax Assessor-Collector, to defend a lawsuit seeking to invalidate portions of Texas House Bill 3107 (H.B. 3107). H.B. 3107 is an election integrity measure that requires a voter to provide an original “wet” signature on an application to register to vote. The plaintiff, Vote.org, challenged this measure as unconstitutional and inconsistent with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The district court initially held that the wet signature requirement violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The Fifth Circuit reversed, holding that Texas’s wet signature requirement is a legitimate measure to ensure reliability on voter registration forms and reduce fraud.
Case Documents:
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Torres & Pendley’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
Defendant’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment
Plaintiff’s Response to Motion for Summary Judgment
Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment