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Texas Supreme Court halts expansion of mail-in voting during pandemic
SO not surprised. 
Texas Supreme Court halts expansion of mail-in voting during pandemic
By Marty Johnson - 05/16/20 08:00 AM EDT
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday halted the expansion of mail-in voting in the state during the coronavirus pandemic.
The court issued the stay after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the Lone Star State's top court to take action in a letter earlier this week.
The state Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the case for Wednesday.
Democrats and voting rights advocates have pushed for mail-in voting to be expanded during the pandemic, while Paxton has repeatedly argued that large-scale by-mail voting will lead to rampant voter fraud and corruption.
"Among the State’s highest and most profound interests is protecting the integrity of its elections," Paxton wrote Wednesday. "To advance that interest, the Texas Legislature requires almost every voter to vote by personal appearance at a designated polling place, where trained poll workers confirm the voter’s identity before issuing him a ballot."
A day after Paxton's letter, the 14th Court of Appeals of Texas upheld a previous ruling by a Texas state judge that deemed mail-in voting acceptable during the pandemic.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/498108-texas-supreme-court-halts-expansion-of-mail-in-voting
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