Election 2020
Federal Judge Blocks Texas’ Elimination Of Straight-Ticket Voting
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has filed a motion to stop the judge’s order and will file an appeal of the district court’s ruling.
Tag: vote-by-mail
Houston
USPS Officials Allow Voter Materials At Post Offices After Issues In The Houston Area
Posted on · Officials at the United States Postal Service told members of Congress in Texas that voting groups are allowed to leave voter registration and absentee ballot applications at post offices.
Election 2020
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw Calls Expanding Mail-In Voting ‘Playing With Fire’ Despite Rarity Of Voter Fraud
Posted on · Crenshaw, a freshman Republican from Houston, made the comments in an interview during The Texas Tribune Festival that aired Monday. He also discussed immigration and changing voting patterns in Houston.
Election 2020
Texas Judge Allows Harris County To Send All Voters Applications For Mail-In Ballots
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.
Election 2020
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Texas Democrats’ Effort To Expand Voting By Mail
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.
Texas
Voting Group Says It Is No Longer Allowed To Leave Voter Registration Cards In Post Offices
Posted on · Officials with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Texas say their volunteers are no longer allowed to leave voter registration forms at U.S. post offices.
Politics
Texas Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Vote By Mail Case
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.
Texas
Texas’ Rules For Mail-In Voting Won’t Work During Pandemic, A New Lawsuit Argues
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.
Texas
Texas Voters Sue Over Age Restrictions For Mail-In Ballots
Posted on · The voters — all between the ages of 18 and 28 — want the courts to rule that the state's age restriction for voting-by-mail, which limits eligibility to those 65 and older, violates constitutional protections.
inDepth
Voting By Mail Brings New Challenges In The Coronavirus Election Year
Posted on · Regardless of what the courts say, the logistics of allowing anyone who wants to vote by mail to do so are daunting