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What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A series of raids in Texas on the homes of Latino campaign volunteers has outraged civil rights groups who want federal action after officers seized electronics and documents as part of a state investigation into alleged election fraud.
No charges have been filed against those who had their homes searched this month around San Antonio. The targets of the raids, including an 87-year-old campaign volunteer, and their supporters say they did nothing wrong and have called the searches an attempt to suppress Latino voters.
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office is leading the investigation, has said little beyond confirming that agents executed search warrants.
Martinez, 87, said officers told her they were there because she filed a complaint that seniors weren’t getting their mail ballots. The search warrant ordered officials to confiscate any election-related items.
“They sat me down and they started searching all my house, my store room, my garage, kitchen, everything,” Martinez said at a news conference Monday.
She also said officers interrogated her about others who are associated with LULAC, including Medina.
What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
I suppose these Gestapo-like tactics do serve a purpose. The purpose being to perpetuate the myth of wide spread voter fraud. If they can find a tiny shred of evidence there was wrongdoing going on it will justify, in their minds, more efforts to suppress the vote. Which ultimately is their goal.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A series of raids in Texas on the homes of Latino campaign volunteers has outraged civil rights groups who want federal action after officers seized electronics and documents as part of a state investigation into alleged election fraud.
No charges have been filed against those who had their homes searched this month around San Antonio. The targets of the raids, including an 87-year-old campaign volunteer, and their supporters say they did nothing wrong and have called the searches an attempt to suppress Latino voters.
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office is leading the investigation, has said little beyond confirming that agents executed search warrants.
Martinez, 87, said officers told her they were there because she filed a complaint that seniors weren’t getting their mail ballots. The search warrant ordered officials to confiscate any election-related items.
“They sat me down and they started searching all my house, my store room, my garage, kitchen, everything,” Martinez said at a news conference Monday.
She also said officers interrogated her about others who are associated with LULAC, including Medina.
What to know after Texas authorities searched the homes of Latino campaign volunteers
I suppose these Gestapo-like tactics do serve a purpose. The purpose being to perpetuate the myth of wide spread voter fraud. If they can find a tiny shred of evidence there was wrongdoing going on it will justify, in their minds, more efforts to suppress the vote. Which ultimately is their goal.
