A Federal Appeals Court has blocked an injunction that would have allowed voting by mail in Texas to expand during the coronavirus pandemic, citing 'significant irreparable harm'
Thursday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a decision by a District Court judge in San Antonio two weeks ago that would have allowed for expanded mail-in balloting during the pandemic.
The lawsuit, which listed the Texas Democratic Party as its lead plaintiff, sought to expand vote by mail in Texas to allow for anyone who wanted to cast a ballot by mail to do so until the coronavirus pandemic erodes. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed the suit, with the Appeals Court ruling in his favor, saying that requiring Texas to expand its mail-in balloting would present “significant, irreparable harm” to how the state alters its election rules since it would set the precedent of a court forcing a state to alter rules on the eve of an election.
, “The Court has great confidence in the ability of election administrators and law enforcement to prevent or prosecute ... the infinitesimal events of voter fraud, none of which are likely to affect election outcomes.”
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