Texas Scorecard By Erin Anderson May 27, 2020
Justices agree lack of immunity to the coronavirus is not a “disability†that qualifies voters to cast mail ballots.Texas delivered a blow to Democrats’ plans for using the Chinese coronavirus as an excuse to bypass state election laws and allow everyone to vote by mail, a process ripe for fraud.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Texas sided with the state, unanimously ruling that voters may not claim susceptibility to the virus as a “disability†in order to apply for a mail-in ballot:
“We agree with the State that a lack of immunity to COVID-19 is not itself a ‘physical condition’ that renders a voter eligible to vote by mail within the meaning of § 82.002(a). Confident that election officials will comply, we decline to issue the writ of mandamus.â€
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had also asked the court to order local election officials to stop giving voters false information about the state’s vote-by-mail laws.
In a statement shortly after the ruling, Paxton applauded the court’s decision, adding, “Election officials have a duty to reject mail-in ballot applications from voters who are not entitled to vote by mail. In-person voting is the surest way to maintain the integrity of our elections, prevent voter fraud, and guarantee that every voter is who they claim to be.â€
Under Texas law, only voters who are 65 or older, disabled, in jail, or outside their home county during an election are eligible to vote by mail.
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