Texas Supreme Court refuses to allow petition
for independence referendum to be on the
March primary ballot
Posted By: OhioNick, 1/12/2024 4:30:36 AM
The Texas Supreme Court has rejected calls to allow Texans to vote on whether the state should become independent. The Texas Nationalist Movement had submitted a petition to the Republican party demanding the question be posed on the March primary ballot. But it was rejected by Texas Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi, despite being well over the 97,709 signatures required to get a vote added. The petition was submitted with 139,456 signatures.[SNIP] 'Well, we did everything we could but the Supreme Court of Texas screwed us,' Texas Nationalist Movement lawyer Paul M Davis wrote.
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The Texas Supreme Court has rejected calls to allow Texans to vote on whether the state should become independent.
The Texas Nationalist Movement had submitted a petition to the Republican party demanding the question be posed on the March primary ballot.
But it was rejected by Texas Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi, despite being well over the 97,709 signatures required to get a vote added. The petition was submitted with 139,456 signatures.[SNIP] 'Well, we did everything we could but the Supreme Court of Texas screwed us,' Texas Nationalist Movement lawyer Paul M Davis wrote.
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