League of Women Voters urges court to scrutinize proposed 'Protect Texas Kids,' election and religious-resolution language

Sharon Goldgar, director of the League of Women Voters of Collin County, told the Commissioner’s Court the League was speaking "because we have concerns about several of the resolutions on today's agenda related to Protect Texas Kids and Protect Life." She said the League’s objections are grounded in its positions on individual liberties, equal treatment and the constitutional protections that apply to all residents.

Liz Holland, president of the League of Women Voters of Collin County, expanded on the election-related concerns, listing specific provisions she said could create new barriers: documentary proof of citizenship, limiting ballots to English, restricting voting to a single day, eliminating countywide and early voting options in favor of precinct-only voting, and narrowing access to mail-in voting for certain voters. "These provisions raise concern for us because they would create additional barriers to voting," Holland said.

Julia Copeland, another League director, urged the court to reject language she described as misrepresenting American Muslim religious practice. "We are concerned that the resolutions before the court present claims about Sharia law that do not accurately reflect the religious practices of American Muslims," Copeland said, arguing such language could promote religious discrimination and conflict with constitutional protections for religious freedom.

The three League speakers told the court their concerns are not partisan but stem from organizational positions on voting access, equal treatment and religious liberty. They asked the court to consider whether the county’s proposed resolutions are consistent with those principles and to weigh potential legal and social impacts on Collin County residents.

No formal action on the specific resolutions was taken during the public-comment block; the court proceeded to the consent agenda after the speakers finished.