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> Texas, for instance, is one of the four states that hasn't expanded access to mail ballots in response to the pandemic, and Republicans there are engaged in h
by imustbeevil 6y ago
> Texas, for instance, is one of the four states that hasn't expanded access to mail ballots in response to the pandemic, and Republicans there are engaged in high-profile court battles to keep it that way.
> Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has said in statements that "fear of contracting COVID-19 does not amount to a sickness or physical condition as required by state law." He also said that his office would prosecute people for voter fraud if they use a mail-in ballot in a matter he said is improper.
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/864899178/why-is-voting-by-mail-suddenly-controversial-heres-what-you-need-to-know#states https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/864899178/why-is-voting-by-ma...
- IncRnd 6y agoI appreciate your Google skills. Your link points to an expanded reference of the 46 states who have expanded access to mail in ballots! Regarding, your second point, take a look at the Texas Secretary of State's page on Absentee Ballots. https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/reqabbm.shtml. The AG that was quoted is absolutely correct, according to the listed reasons. The AG doesn't make law. The Texas legislature makes law. So, what was your point in quoting that scare article? Instead of repeatedly posting links to scare articles, do you have a link to an actual person who has (not expects to) already experienced voter suppression?
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