Texas Counties Again Limited To 1 Ballot Drop-Off Site (For Now), Even As Turnout Surges

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But the order could soon be shot down permanently.

An order limiting all Texas counties to one drop-off site is again in place, the state Supreme Court ruled in a stay motion Saturday, as the court battle over the issue nears its conclusion while voters are casting ballots at a rate never before seen in the state.... [+]The Supreme Court issued a stay Saturday until a decision can be made on an appeal from the state, after two lower courts ruled that limiting drop boxes would infringe on Texans’ right to vote.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has defended his decision, arguing in a court filing that counties with multiple drop boxes wouldSurprising Fact Under Abbott’s order, Harris County would not be allowed to have more drop-off sites than Loving County .10 million to 12 million. That’s how many votes are expected in Texas for the 2020 election, according to Decision Desk HQ—a record high in the state’s history. Voters have already cast more than 76% of the total number of ballots the state had for the 2016 presidential election, according to theThe stay is the latest step in a legal process that has thus not gone Abbott’s way.

into the state, believing that Joe Biden could become the first Democrat to carry the delegate-rich state since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

 

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Because Trump will win Texas, most votes over there.. they want to avoid adding those million of votes

This is clearly voter suppression.

Here is Biden supporters idea of coming together... sad bunch.

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