Write an essay on the history of elections in Texas post “reconstruction”, including in the essay, timelines post-Civil War and potential barriers that “disenfranchised” groups of potential voters such as white primaries and poll taxes. Additionally, you need to identify how the federal courts have ruled respecting elections and/or rules that might impose barriers to voting as well as actions of the US Congress to try to prevent voter disenfranchisement. Include the most recent rulings as it pertains to the Texas Voter ID law, to include the significance of the 5th Circuit Court’s initial ruling against the Voter ID law, meaning why would that court ruling against Texas be so surprising. If there was one, what was the final resolution to that issue? What were the state officials basing their opinion on and why was there resistance by the county election officials. Were any of the individual names on the list actually eligible to vote? Lastly, the Texas State Attorney General and the Secretary of State, were criticized for issue a statement about ineligible voters in the state (see the link: you may have to copy and paste it into a new browser).
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/02/04/third-lawsuit-filed-texas-purge-list-investigation-potential-noncitizen-voters
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/List-of-98000-Potential-Non-Citizen-Voters-May-Have-Been-Overstated-Texas-Secretary-of-State-Tells-Counties-505038851.html
Identify any US Constitutional rights that might have been violated by the state that contributed to the federal government intervening in states reserved power.
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