With Texas’ paper-based system, many voters’ applications get lost in the shuffle. Says a volunteer deputy registrar: “It just doesn't seem to really work the way that it’s supposed to.”
You’re greatly exaggerating. There are all sorts of federal regulations on how stats can handle voter registration and voting. That’s the Civil Rights Act, the Motor Voter Act, prohibitions on poll taxes, and on and on. States run elections, but the federal government has broad authority to regulate federal elections.
You’re greatly exaggerating. There are all sorts of federal regulations on how stats can handle voter registration and voting. That’s the Civil Rights Act, the Motor Voter Act, prohibitions on poll taxes, and on and on. States run elections, but the federal government has broad authority to regulate federal elections.