The Texas Supreme Court issued a stay Friday evening to keep county election officials from allowing voters who are afraid of catching coronavirus to vote by mail
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the court to step in Wednesday, arguing that election officials are"misapplying" the state's"disability" requirement for absentee mail-in voting amid the pandemic.Paxton, a Republican, filed a petition for Dallas, Cameron, El Paso, Harris and Travis counties.The court will hear the case on May 20 as the next state election fast approaches.
On April 17, Travis County District Judge Tim Sulak issued a temporary injunction allowing any voter with coronavirus concerns to use the"disability" election provision to request a vote-by-mail ballot. Paxton immediately filed an appeal against the decision arguing that fear of contracting Covid-19 does not amount to a"sickness or physical condition" as required by state law.
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