(WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday for its unanimous decision blocking the federal district court in San Antonio’s unlawful order, which allowed anyone in Texas to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with an actual disability or illness.
“I applaud the Fifth Circuit for staying the federal court’s erroneous decision and preventing widespread mail-in balloting while the case proceeds. Allowing universal mail-in ballots, which are particularly vulnerable to fraud, would only lead to greater election fraud and disenfranchise lawful voters,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The unanimous Fifth Circuit ruling puts a stop to this blatant violation of Texas law.”
The ruling comes just six weeks ahead of primary runoff elections in Texas, where as of now concern of contracting the coronavirus isn’t enough to get you a mail in ballot.
The legal battle could make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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