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TexasTowelie

(111,311 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 02:56 AM Sep 2020

Texas Supreme Court again blocks Harris Co. from sending mail-in ballot applications to all voters

by Alexa Ura, Texas Tribune


The Texas Supreme Court has once again blocked Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its 2.4 million registered voters ahead of the November election.

In a Tuesday order, the Supreme Court granted the Texas attorney general’s request to halt the county’s effort just before a separate order blocking the mailing was set to expire. The all-Republican court told Harris County to hold off on sending any unsolicited applications for mail-in ballots “until further order” and while the case makes its way through the appeals process.

A state district judge had ruled Friday that the county could move forward with its plan, shooting down the state's claim that Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins was acting outside of his authority by sending out the applications. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office claimed in court that the mailing of the applications would confuse voters, quickly appealed that ruling to the state’s 14th Court of Appeals. Paxton kicked the request up to the Supreme Court after the appeals court declined his request to block the lower court's ruling and instead set an expedited schedule to consider the appeal.

The Supreme Court had previously blocked the county from mailing out ballots in line with an agreement between Harris County and the AG’s office to pause the mailings until five days after a ruling from the state district judge. That agreement was set to expire Thursday.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/15/harris-county-mail-in-ballot-applications/
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Texas Supreme Court again blocks Harris Co. from sending mail-in ballot applications to all voters (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
TX is a long way from being a swing state with this kind of shit going on Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #1
It's going to take eight to ten years of continuous Democratic victories TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #3
They really aren't hiding who they want to win in November, are they? secondwind Sep 2020 #2
Cheat to win! TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #4

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
1. TX is a long way from being a swing state with this kind of shit going on
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 03:03 AM
Sep 2020

I understand the state House may be in play there....this is where it’s got to start- state and local and keep building

TexasTowelie

(111,311 posts)
3. It's going to take eight to ten years of continuous Democratic victories
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 03:11 AM
Sep 2020

to clear up some of the injustices that the Republicans have perpetrated over the past three decades. One-party rule has not served Texas well.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
2. They really aren't hiding who they want to win in November, are they?
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 03:06 AM
Sep 2020

And adding three Green Party candidates also says a mouthful.

Shame on them!

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