Attorney General Alan Wilson | scag.gov
Attorney General Alan Wilson | scag.gov
Attorney General Alan Wilson has weighed in on the side of Texas in a lawsuit against battleground states.
The lawsuit filed by Texas against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin seeks to delay the allocation of electoral votes.
“As S.C. Attorney General, I am committed to protecting our voters against disenfranchisement as well as ensuring election integrity,” Wilson said in a statement. “That’s why, in 2012, I successfully defended our state’s voter ID law in federal court. Last month, my office filed a brief with nine other state attorneys general in a Pennsylvania voting lawsuit that’s now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Texas points to alleged voting irregularities in the lawsuit and question the vulnerability of mail in ballots.
“The Supreme Court will soon weigh in on the State of Texas’ suit for alleged unconstitutional acts in four states. Today, we are joining with 16 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court supporting the State of Texas’ pleadings,” Wilson said.
An amicus brief Wilson signed on to with 16 other states alleges a violation in the separation of powers.
“Regardless of your ideological beliefs, we must all agree that free and fair elections are the keystone of democracy. Our Constitution’s election clauses must be followed, and the Constitution must be a guiding light for fair elections to continue to take place. Our values and the rule of law are worth defending,” Wilson said.
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