Court allows Texas governor to limit absentee ballot drop boxes

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U.S. federal appeals court on Monday upheld Texas Gov. Abbott’s order to shut down dozens of mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before November’s election.

Democrats and voting rights groups said that Abbott's Oct. 1 order amounted to voter suppression. Abbott has said he issued it to ensure the security of the ballots.

The lawsuit was first filed in early October and the plaintiffs listed on the appeal include the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters of Texas, and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus in the Texas House of Representatives. The organizations were not immediately available for comment.

The federal judge on Friday had ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction on the order, saying that “the public interest is not served by Texas’ continued enforcement of a proclamation plaintiffs have shown likely violates their fundamental right to vote.” However, the Fifth Circuit said in its ruling that in halting Abbott’s order, “the district court erred" in its analysis of the plaintiffs’ voting-rights and equal protection claims.Texas’ Secretary of State Ruth Hughes immediately appealed the ruling on Friday and the Fifth Circuit granted a temporary stay the next day.In Texas, if a voter is 65 or older on Election Day, has a disability, or is outside the county they can apply to vote by mail.

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