{"id":1509,"date":"2024-12-19T08:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1509"},"modified":"2024-12-19T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:55:29","slug":"wahlrechtsgruppen-in-texas-fordern-abgeordnete-auf-wahler-bei-der-wahl-des-sprechers-zu-berucksichtigen","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/de\/press\/breaking-texas-voting-rights-groups-ask-house-representatives-to-consider-voters-when-selecting-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Wahlrechtsgruppen in Texas fordern Repr\u00e4sentantenhaus auf, W\u00e4hler bei Sprecherauswahl zu priorisieren"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1509","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"A qualified Speaker candidate will protect existing voting rights of Texans and oppose any legislation that creates new barriers to voting\r\n","featured_image":"","press_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":52},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<b>AUSTIN - <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heute haben neun \u00fcberparteiliche Wahlrechtsgruppen einen Brief an die republikanischen Fraktionen des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses von Texas und die demokratische Fraktion des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses von Texas geschickt, in dem sie alle Mitglieder des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses von Texas auffordern, bei der Wahl ihres Sprechers f\u00fcr die 89. Legislaturperiode den W\u00e4hlern aus Texas Vorrang zu geben.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dieser Forderung schlie\u00dfen sich die ACLU of Texas, Clean Elections Texas, Common Cause Texas, Every Texan, Houston Area Urban League, League of Women Voters of Texas, Progress Texas Institute, Texas Civil Rights Project sowie Vote Riders und Legal Defense Fund an.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Als Reaktion auf den Unterzeichnungsbrief gab Emily Eby French, politische Direktorin von Common Cause Texas, die folgende Erkl\u00e4rung ab:\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eDer Sprecher des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses ist eine der m\u00e4chtigsten Positionen im Staat.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eZumindest sollte ein qualifizierter Sprecher des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses zustimmen, das Wahlrecht aller wahlberechtigten Texaner zu sch\u00fctzen. Die Wahlbeteiligung in Texas war in beiden klar roten Bezirken r\u00fcckl\u00e4ufig. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Und<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gro\u00dfe blaue Landkreise. Die Verbesserung des W\u00e4hlerzugangs sollte ein partei\u00fcbergreifendes Ziel sein.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eWer auch immer den Hammer des Sprechers erh\u00e4lt, wird die Wahl haben, entweder Gesetze voranzutreiben, die mehr wahlberechtigte Texaner an die Wahlurnen bringen, oder weitere H\u00fcrden f\u00fcr die Demokratie zu errichten.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eDie Mitglieder sollten nach einem Sprecher suchen, der sich gegen jede Gesetzgebung stellt, die neue H\u00fcrden f\u00fcr die Stimmabgabe schafft, und der bestehende W\u00e4hlerzugangsprogramme wie die W\u00e4hlerregistrierung an High Schools und landesweite Wahlen sch\u00fctzt. Ein idealer Sprecher w\u00fcrde die W\u00e4hler in Texas ins 21. Jahrhundert f\u00fchren, indem er proaktive Reformen wie die Online-W\u00e4hlerregistrierung umsetzt.\u201c<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201eWir bitten unsere Abgeordneten, einen Kandidaten auszuw\u00e4hlen, der den texanischen W\u00e4hlern dient, die sie gew\u00e4hlt haben. Common Cause Texas ist davon \u00fcberzeugt, dass alle Texaner, unabh\u00e4ngig von ihrer Parteizugeh\u00f6rigkeit, von einem besseren Zugang zur Wahlurne profitieren werden.\u201c<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eine vollst\u00e4ndige Kopie des Briefes finden Sie <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Letter-Texas-Voting-Rights-Groups-Urge-House-to-Prioritize-Voters-in-Speaker-Selection.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hier.<\/span><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Texas Voting Rights Groups Urge House to Prioritize Voters in Speaker Selection - Common Cause Texas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cAt bare minimum, a qualified Speaker of the House should agree to protect the voting rights of all eligible Texans. 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