TX-07: Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election

[RandySF]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is threatening a lawsuit against Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for holding off on calling a special election to fill a vacant House seat in Houston, which Democrats allege is a deliberate move designed to help pad the GOP’s razor-thin majority.

In a response to a question from NBC News on Wednesday, Jeffries said it’s “very likely” that they will pursue litigation against Abbott, who has yet to set a date for an election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, after he died in early March.

Asked if he thought Abbott was deliberately delaying the the special election in Texas' solidly Democratic 18th District, Jeffries said "yes."

Andrew Mahaleris, Abbott’s press secretary, said in a statement to NBC News on Wednesday: “An announcement on a special election will be made at a later date.”


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/hakeem-jeffries-threatens-lawsuit-delayed-texas-special-election-rcna199362

[Skittles]

1. well, it worked for repukes for the Supreme Court

and nothing was done about it so...........

[SSJVegeta]

4. Nobody sued over that one (not sure they could have). This could have a positive outcome tho.

[SSJVegeta]

2. Yup the delay is intentional and apparently against Texas law.

[Red Mountain]

3. Do not threaten

do.

[efhmc]

5. When exactly? Three years from now?

[Meowmee]

6. Good 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Just do it! That is what R would do.