Tex-ASS threatens to "Criminally Sanction" groups pushing mail-in ballots to avoid COVID-19

[TheBlackAdder]

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Sam Levine
@srl
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Texas Attorney General says that groups that encourage people to apply for a mail-in ballot solely because they fear contracting Covid-19 could face "criminal sanction."

Link to tweet

It's not good enough of an excuse. Not for the state that seems to under-report COVID-19 death stats.

https://infection2020.com/

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[saidsimplesimon]

1. Is it time for the pitchforks to the polls and political guillotines?

[pwb]

2. Texas may be blue soon.

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[vercetti2021]

7. Sooner than expected

2024 at most. Hell given how Abbott wants to us all. Maybe this year for all I know.

[struggle4progress]

3. ELECTION CODE. TITLE 7. SUBTITLE A. CHAPTER 82. ELIGIBILITY FOR EARLY VOTING

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Sec. 82.002. DISABILITY. (a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if the voter has a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health.
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https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/DocViewer.aspx?DocKey=EL%2fEL.82&Phrases=early%7cvoting&HighlightType=1&ExactPhrase=False&QueryText=early+voting

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Nice, thanks! Check out this ulterior motive.

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Sec. 82.003. AGE. A qualified voter is eligible for [Previous Hit] early voting [Next Hit] by mail if the voter is 65 years of age or older on election day.


It's rigged to give those over 65 a free pass, which generally favors conservatives.

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[struggle4progress]

4. Information for People who are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness

... Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Moderate-to-severe asthma may put people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis, may put people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Diabetes, including type 1, type 2, or gestational, may put people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Serious heart conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and pulmonary hypertension, may put people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Chronic kidney disease being treated with dialysis may increase a person’s risk for severe illness from COVID-19 ...

Severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above, puts people at higher risk for complications from COVID-19 ...

Older adults, 65 years and older, are at higher risk for severe illness and death from COVID-1 ...

Many cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have occurred among older adults living in nursing homes or long-term care facilities ...

Many conditions and treatments can cause a person to have a weakened immune system (immunocompromised), including cancer treatment, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, HIV with a low CD4 cell count or not on HIV treatment, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications ...

Chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, may increase risk for serious illness from COVID-19 ...

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/groups-at-higher-risk.html

[The Magistrate]

5. Thank You For This, Sir

It would seem Paxton is selling wolf tickets, and would not prevail even in a Texas court....


"Defeat of a hated enemy is a thing to be for."

[rockfordfile]

6. They really have no power to do that