Biden government sues Texas for electoral division of discrimination against minorities

The transfer of arms, in the United States, between the Republican state of Texas and the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden, is witnessing a new episode. Already denoted by Legal battle over Texas abortion law, the battle is also moved on the electoral division ground.

Washington accuses Texas of redesigning its system of cutbacks in order to weaken the votes of black and Hispanic minorities, who generally tend to give their votes to Democrats. Justice Department sues Texas for violating federal voting lawAdopted in 1965 after the massive mobilization of civil rights, the Attorney General announced Monday, December 6 From the United States, Merrick Garland, at a press conference.

Between 2010 and 2020, the Texas population grew by 4 million people, 95% of whom belonged to minorities. Thanks to this population growth, Texas won two new seats in Congress, joint number three in the Department of Justice, Vanita Gupta. But his authorities redesigned the electoral districts this year in this way These two new seats will be elected by a majority of white voters., Hikmat.

Georgia also filed a lawsuit

In the United States, electoral divisions are redefined in each state after each census. The ruling party often takes the opportunity to regroup voters of the other camp into certain electoral districts, in order to limit their influence elsewhere.

However, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that division of electoral districts along racial lines is unconstitutional. So, on Monday, the Department of Justice asked the courts to prevent Texas from holding elections with its new department, and ask it to hold another election.

In November, the department actually filed a complaint against the Texas Election Act, accusing it of restricting assistance to disabled or illiterate voters. In June, he also began proceedings against authorities in Georgia, accused of wanting to restrict African Americans’ access to their votes.

Since the beginning of the year, Republican-led states have ramped up electoral reforms under the pretext of fighting fraud. But Democrats decry the attacks on the voting rights of minorities, whom they overwhelmingly support.