Republicans Sue TX After GOP Guv Greenlights Expanding In-Person Early Voting For Pandemic

[TomCADem]

Source: TPM

Texas, which refused to open up absentee voting during the COVID-19 outbreak, is now facing a GOP lawsuit challenging its move to expand early in-person voting for the pandemic.

The Texas Republican Party, along with some GOP members of its legislature and other Republican officials, have asked the Texas Supreme Court to block the state from beginning early in-person voting a week sooner than usual.

The lawsuit bashes Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for signing an emergency COVID-19 measure that increased by a week the time offered for early in-person voting. It alleges that, by implementing the order, Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughes is violating the state’s election code.

The lawsuit also challenges the state’s move to expand the period during which absentee voters — who must still have an excuse to qualify for a mail ballot — can submit their ballots in person at their local clerk’s office

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-in-person-early-voting-lawsuit

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Trump and Republicans just hate freedom and Democracy. You can't vote by mail and you can't even vote in person if you are worried about crowded lines on election day.

[Laelth]

1. Now the TX GOP wants to eat Abbot.

Seriously. These clowns suck at governing.



-Laelth

[jorgevlorgan]

2. They freaking out because they gonna lose...

And the margin will be big if they actually let everybody vote.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. My money's on Beto

He's right. If Texas goes blue, the changes will endure for more than a generation.

[ananda]

4. Oops!

Boy are Reeps stoopid!

[dem in texas]

5. We got our Texas Vote-by-Mail ballots today

Mail-in Voting is the best thing since sliced bread. Been using mail-in ballots for about 2 years. Never had a problem, just have to be carful to sign in all the right places.

[dhill926]

7. and sign with the signature that is on record...

some folk's evolve (as has mine), so I have to be careful to use my old style...

[Sucha NastyWoman]

20. Don't you worry about what mischief DeJoy may have in mind?

Ballots from certain zip codes going missing or getting shredded in the sorting machines?

[DFW]

6. I just sent in my absentee ballot today

The mail is slow, but it shouldn't take five weeks. I saw the fine print. If sent from the USA, it must be postmarked by election day, and in their hands by November 4th, IF MAILED FROM WITHIN THE USA. Texas probably has some rule put in place when we had thousands of military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, and allowed longer for overseas ballots. Anyway, I think my ballot should be in Dallas in time. It will be in North America by the weekend. No matter WHERE the plane lands, even the Pony Express should get it to Dallas in four weeks.

[LisaL]

17. You can't drive to Dallas from where DFW is at.

NT

[Javaman]

8. Is this repukes against repukes or...

Is it the maga branch of delusional idiots against repukes?

Sounds like the latter

[jorgevlorgan]

9. With all this talk in the past of the Dems fracturing, we are seeing more signs

With the gop

[jayfish]

10. What Standing do The Plaintiffs in This Have?

[Laelth]

12. Honestly, that's a great question.

Let’s hope that the defense raises it.

-Laelth

[TomCADem]

15. Republicans Are Injured By Democracy

I think that is pretty clear, which is why they advocate for so many impediments to voting.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

21. And also why they always say we are not a Democracy, but a republic

[TomCADem]

22. That is Actually More of a Technical Reference To Having Represenatives

I don't think anyone would want to have the U.S. run as a direct Democracy with an election being held for every one of the hundreds of bills considered by Congress.

[LisaL]

19. And why are they suing?

Early voting is for everybody. It's not like early voting is only allowed for democrats. Why do Republicans not want people to vote in TX, of all places?

[beachbumbob]

13. love it when GOP eat their own and do they realize this helps their voters too?

its laughable

[warmfeet]

14. Despicable.

Repugs are the party of crap.

[RussBLib]

16. and if you vote in person

you may have to run a gauntlet of Trump goons. Hopefully there will be enough cops around to keep the goons at bay.

How can they file so many frikkin' lawsuits? Who is doing it?

[LisaL]

18. TX doesn't have no excuse absentee voting.

So majority have to vote in person, either early or on election day.