In the latest GOP effort to restrict voting options in Harris County, a largely Democratic county that is Texas' most populous, the Texas Republican Party filed a lawsuit asking a court to limit curbside voting and halt drive-thru voting programs. bit.ly/3jQYJcl
State election law has long allowed voters with medical conditions to vote curbside.
After they arrive at a polling location, a ballot is brought outside to them in their vehicle by an election worker.
After they arrive at a polling location, a ballot is brought outside to them in their vehicle by an election worker.
In addition to urging qualified voters to use the curbside option this year, Harris County also opened designated "drive-thru" polling locations for all voters, where poll workers hand people a voting machine through their car window after checking their photo identification.
The lawsuit was filed just as a federal appeals court was handing Texas Republicans their latest win in the fight over voting access, upholding @govAbbott’s order restricting mail-in ballot drop-off locations to one per county.
https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1315985650823368704
During the pandemic, Harris County has often led a push to expand voting options, and Republican officials have sought to block those efforts.
The county is home to home to 2.4 million registered voters and spans a greater distance than the state of Rhode Island.
The county is home to home to 2.4 million registered voters and spans a greater distance than the state of Rhode Island.
Last week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against several GOP officials who pushed to keep early voting to a two-week period during the pandemic.
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https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1313849694779514880?s=20
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