Analysis shows mail-ballot rejections soared under Texas' tougher new voting law

TPR ^ | 3/21/22 | Jill Ament, Caroline Covington

[Libloather]

Approximately 23,000 mail ballots were rejected during Texas' recent primary elections, according to on an analysis by the Associated Press. That’s roughly 13% of all mail ballots from the 187 Texas counties that responded to the AP's survey.

County election officials and the Texas secretary of state’s office say most of the rejected mail ballots didn't follow voter identification requirements that came from the state’s new voting rules, which include requiring mail-ballot voters to use the Social Security or driver's license number that correlates with what they used to register to vote. The most rejections were in the Houston area. Harris County election officials say they rejected nearly 7,000 – or 19% – of mail ballots.

Acacia Coronado, a Report for America reporter for the Associated Press, tells Texas Standard that some voters whose mail ballots were rejected also faced challenges trying to correct their ballots by Election Day.

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– The AP didn't find any meaningful difference in ballot rejections between Republicans and Democrats. Coronado says both parties were affected.

– Most counties told the AP that the reason for a majority of the rejections was voters not following the ID requirement, which was a part of the new law passed in 2021. The law now requires voters to put their driver's license or Social Security number on the ballot that matches the number a voter used to register to vote.

[zeugma]

# If you’re out of the country or living in another state... Fine.

Disagree. If you’re living in another state, why the hell are you voting on this one? As for being out of the country, it is well publicized in advance when the election will take place. If it matters to you, plan your vacation to take that into account. Only those physically unable to vote in person should be able to cast a ballot without being physically present, (and with validated ID). The total number of ballots not cast in person should be incredibly small. Many precincts should have no such votes.

[Pearfect]

GREAT.

[BiteYourSelf]

This.🤔