Fort Bend County gets slapped by DOJ for voting rights violations

The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, alleged Fort Bend County failed to implement an effective bilingual election program for Spanish-speaking voters in violation of provisions of the Voting Rights Act.

The county was also accused of preventing eligible voters from receiving assistance from the persons of their choice.

Additionally, the complaint alleged Fort Bend County failed to offer eligible voters in federal elections the use of provisional ballots, and it failed to provide provisional voters information on whether their provisional ballots were counted.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King said the county has agreed to take steps to ensure those without a strong command of the English language will have equal access to the election process.

What would Betty Brown say? They should all change their names and learn English.