MOVE Act

Obama DOJ Protects Military Voters From Texas Republicans

Ryan J. Reilly | January 27, 2012, 6:27PM

The Justice Department said in a filing on Friday that the primary schedule proposed by the Texas Republican Party wouldn't give enough time for military and overseas voters to participate in the election process in violation of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act.

Here's the kicker: conservatives -- led by Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn -- have long been on a crusade against the Justice Department for what they said was a failure to protect military voters under the MOVE Act.

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Topics: MOVE Act, Texas, Texas Redistricting