The Texas Democratic Party says its presidential delegate-awarding system is not subject to the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters.

Attorneys for the party made that argument in response to a lawsuit filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens and others that say the Texas system discriminates against Hispanics.

The party is not a state and thus is not covered by the Voting Rights Act, attorney Chad Dunn said Tuesday in explaining the party’s court filings.”*

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