ID requirements for mail-in voting in Texas reinstated by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in ballots and applications. A lower court blocked those changes in March.
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ID requirements for mail-in voting in Texas reinstated by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in...
