Posted on · State district judge R.K. Sandill rejected the state's request for a temporary injunction to bar Harris County from pursuing its mailing plan.
Posted on · The Texas Democratic Party had challenged the state's age limits on voting by mail, arguing that they violated the 26th Amendment's protections against voting restrictions that discriminate based on age.
Posted on · Paxton told Houston Matters host Craig Cohen that the Harris County Clerk cannot mass mail vote-by-mail applications on his own initiative.
Posted on · At issue: whether election officials in Harris County and elsewhere broke the law by telling voters fear of contracting COVID-19 was a valid reason for requesting an absentee ballot.
Posted on · In their suit, a group of Texas voters and civic organizations claim that four Texas absentee voting rules are unconstitutional during a public health crisis.
Posted on · The move comes as many counties, including Harris County, prepare for an expected massive increase in absentee ballot requests due to the coronavirus pandemic
Posted on · Concerns abound that fear of the disease could depress voter turnout or prompt election workers to stay home, experts say.
Posted on · The applications are from the same areas where voter fraud was suspected in last year's municipal elections