Eric
Mama's lil stinker
The state can open everything in the middle of a pandemic, but is shutting down nearly all drop-off boxes. Unbelievable.
More from the Independent
More from the Independent
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the removal of mail-in ballot drop-off locations across the state, limiting to just one drop-off point per county.
The order, effective on 2 October, also requires that voting clerks allow poll watchers to observe ballot delivery.
Governor Abbott, a Republican, said election security and Covid-19 concerns prompted the order, though Texas Democrats argued that it’s a last-minute attempt to suppress votes despite court rulings that have determined it’s too late to change election rules, as millions of Americans have already cast ballots during early voting across the US just weeks before Election Day.
State election officials expanded vote-by-mail efforts in the state, bracing for a greater demand for absentee ballots during the pandemic to prevent crowding in-person polling locations on Election Day.