Posted on 08/14/2026 10:22:49 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions.
Five years ago, Texas passed Senate Bill 1, a wide-reaching election law that changed the way local officials administer elections and how some Texans vote, particularly aimed at initiatives Harris County implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The law was denounced by voter advocacy groups, civil rights organizations and Democratic lawmakers, who broke quorum in an attempt to stifle the bill.
After several lawsuits over accessibility concerns created by the new law were consolidated into a single suit, a district judge in March 2025 struck down nine of its provisions. Those blocked provisions included requiring Texans to provide an identification number or social security number on mail in ballot applications and have them match the state’s records. The judge also blocked provisions that create processes for curing defective ballots and require voters and those who assist them in filling out their ballot to sign an oath swearing they did not coerce the voter and disclose how they’re related.
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Also a win for Paxton
All a process of making it right. Hopefully the end point is showing up to vote with ID.
What, a Matricula Consular isn’t good enough?!
Even if I wanted to vote by mail I know my drivers license #
Sad news for Talarico.
Good move[
Talarico blamed Paxton for “throwing out mail-in ballots” in 2020 but it was the 5th circuit.
We have to show ID to vote here in Texas. Have had to for years.
It's important to note that Paxton's queer opponent would do the exact opposite of what this law requires.
I remember back when Texas started requiring ID. The Dallas Morning News printed a letter from someone who said he never showed an ID to vote before and he wasn't going to start showing one now. He never followed up with a letter to describe his ID-less voting attempt.
Struck down in March 2025...why
To CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT.
Awesome, fixed now and more to come!
He actually supported a bill to lower the price of insulin. He was not the author of the bill but claimed "I passed" it.
The pandemic’s over.
The federal district judges Biden appointed like to impose injunctions against sensible laws.
ID is already required to vote in Texas.
I don’t know if he is really queer but he is very comfortable in their company. Got his degree from St. Andrews in Austin.
If he isn’t a queer is doing a dang good impression of one
You would get better results with Cracker Jack box tops.
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Called him Talagayco from the start.
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