得克萨斯州众议院民主党将挑战2025年的9 354美元的罚款 超过重新划分的地图 Texas House Democrats to challenge $9,354 fines from 2025 quorum break over redistricting map.

得克萨斯州众议院民主党在2025年8月14天的法定人数休息中,每人罚款9 354.25美元,计划对罚款提出质疑,包括每天罚款500美元,以及强制出席的费用。 Texas House Democrats fined $9,354.25 each for a 14-day quorum break in August 2025 are planning to challenge the penalties, which include a $500 daily fine and costs for efforts to compel attendance. 罚款源自2021年法定人数中断后通过的规则,必须由个人支付,而不是由竞选资金支付。 The fines stem from rules adopted after a 2021 quorum break and must be paid personally, not from campaign funds. 2026年8月,民主党人阻止共和党重新划区地图通过88-52号,认为这是种族歧视,他们的行动保护了投票权。 The Democrats left to block a Republican redistricting map passed 88-52 in August 2026, arguing it was racially discriminatory and that their action protected voting rights. 他们坚持法定人数中断是一项宪法权利。 They maintain the quorum break was a constitutional right.