The two principals encouraged colleagues to vote for candidates who oppose school vouchers.
has sued the Denton Independent School District, alleging that two elementary school principals violated state law by encouraging their staffs to vote against opponents of school vouchers in the primary election.
Both principals stated within their emails that they’d allotted 30 minutes of coverage for employees to go vote during the primaries. Paxton went on to say that government officials are “on notice” that he’ll do everything he can to “stop school districts from influencing or coercing their employees to vote any particular way.”State law says that independent school districts can’t use state or local funds or resources of the district to electioneer for or against candidates. The emails, Paxton said, violate this code.
In a press release, the Office of the Attorney General noted that it’s not currently able to unilaterally criminally prosecute election law violations. That’s because Texas' highest criminal court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, ruled in 2021 that the state’s constitutional separation of powers mean Paxton’s office must seek permission from local prosecutors before pursuing criminal charges.
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