The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand vote-by-mail in the state ahead of this year's elections, saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls.
A woman places a sticker on her shirt as voters cast their ballot in the Democratic primary election at a polling station in Houston, Texas, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
The move comes after a series of defeats in federal and state courts that upheld Texas law blocking provisions allowing voters to mail their ballots if they fear contracting the virus. The Texas Democrats are asking the Supreme Court to lift a ruling by the 5th Circuit of Appeals earlier this month that blocked a federal judge’s decision that would have allowed any voter who feared contracting the coronavirus to vote by mail.
The Texas Supreme Court last month ruled in a similar case brought by Democrats in state courts that fear of the coronavirus alone does not qualify someone to vote by mail.
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