The Texas GOP is suing a lawyer they say fooled several former Republican candidates into believing they could prove voter suppression in Harris County, The Houston Chronicle reported.
The suit alleges that attorney Elizabeth Alvarez lied when she told 17 candidates that she had reliable data that proved “more than 40,000 voters were suppressed" in the 2022 general election.
According to the suit, the data, “Never existed and Defendants were not able to put forth even a scintilla of evidence."
“Ultimately, Defendants’ inability to substantively respond to the no evidence motions for summary judgment resulted in each of their remaining clients’ shameful defeat," the suit states.
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The suit also alleged that she lied about her expertise on the issue and how fast it would be resolved. It seeks the $350,000 that the party paid Alvarez's firm and up to $1 million in damages.
"Alvarez is a prominent election attorney in GOP circles and was instrumental in helping Republican state lawmakers craft a controversial election reform law in 2021 that outlawed 24-hour and drive-thru voting and spurred Democrats to flee to Washington, D.C. to try and derail its passage," reported The Chronicle
Read the full report over at The Houston Chronicle.
