Texas' election won't have straight-ticket voting, appeals court rules, dealing blow to Dems

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Texas voters will not have the option to cast a ballot for every candidate of a single political party with one mark during the November election, a federal appeals court said on Wednesday evening.

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Democrats had sued election officials from the Lone Star State to restore straight-ticket voting in March, claiming that long lines on Super Tuesday were indicative of broader problems that Texas could face on Nov. 3. They argued that eliminating straight-ticket voting disproportionately hurt Black and Latino communities in big urban counties where ballots are longer, resulting in lengthier waiting times.

“In ending a century-old voting practice that Texans have relied on to exercise their most fundamental and sacred rights — the rights to political participation and association — Texas has recklessly created a recipe for disaster at the polls in 2020,” the lawsuit said.

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