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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`SAN ANTONIO DIVISION
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`Civil Action No. 5:20-cv-00830
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`MI FAMILIA VOTA, TEXAS STATE
`CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL
`ASSOCIATION FOR THE
`ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED
`PEOPLE, MICAELA RODRIGUEZ AND
`GUADALUPE TORRES,
`Plaintiffs,
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`GREG ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS;
`AND RUTH HUGHS, TEXAS SECRETARY
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`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Pursuant to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3(a)(1) and 4(a)(1)(A), Defendants Greg
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`Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, and Ruth Hughs, in her official capacity as the
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`Texas Secretary of State, give this notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
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`Circuit from the Order entered in this action on October 27, 2020. [ECF No. 75].
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`Case 5:20-cv-00830-JKP Document 76 Filed 10/27/20 Page 2 of 2
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`Date: October 27, 2020
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`KEN PAXTON
`Attorney General of Texas
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`BRENT WEBSTER
`First Assistant Attorney General
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` Respectfully submitted.
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`/s/ Patrick K. Sweeten
`PATRICK K. SWEETEN
`Associate Deputy for Special Litigation
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`TODD LAWRENCE DISHER
`Deputy Chief, Special Litigation Unit
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`WILLIAM T. THOMPSON
`Special Counsel
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`ERIC A. HUDSON
`Special Counsel
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`KATHLEEN T. HUNKER
`Special Counsel
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`DYLAN FRENCH
`Assistant Attorney General
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`JOSEPH SHANEYFELT
`Assistant Attorney General
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`OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
`P.O. Box 12548 (MC-009)
`Austin, Texas 78711-2548
`Tel.: (512) 936-1414
`Fax: (512) 936-0545
`patrick.sweeten@oag.texas.gov
`todd.disher@oag.texas.gov
`will.thompson@oag.texas.gov
`eric.hudson@oag.texas.gov
`kathleen.hunker@oag.texas.gov
`dylan.french@oag.texas.gov
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`COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing document was filed electronically (via
`CM/ECF) on October 27, 2020, and that all counsel of record were served by CM/ECF.
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`/s/ Patrick K. Sweeten
`PATRICK K. SWEETEN
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