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Federal appeals court order again limits Texas counties to single mail-in ballot drop-off location

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7:59 PM on Oct 10, 2020 CDTA federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary order that once again blocks Texas counties from setting up multiple drop-off locations for mail-in ballots.The decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals came hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an emergency appeal of by a federal judge in Austin that would have allowed counties to set up more than one drop-off location.That ruling blocked limiting Texas counties to one drop-off location.“I commend the Fifth Circuit for temporarily staying the district court’s unlawful injunction while it considers our request for a full stay pending appeal,” Paxton said in a written statement Saturday. “This ensures that the governor’s proclamation remains in effect.”Related:Absentee ballots have become a contentious issue leading up to the Nov. 3 election, as many Texans have said they want the option of mailing in their vote to help protect themselves from the novel coronavirus.The governor said in a news release on his Oct. 1 order that limiting counties to one drop-off location is necessary to ensure strong “ballot security protocol.”Democrats, on the other hand, have said that Abbott’s order is just a thinly veiled attempt at voter suppression.The back-and-forth flurry of legal proceedings comes just days before Tuesday’s start of early voting in Texas.Dallas and Tarrant counties currently each only offer one drop-off location for mail-in ballots, so their operations aren’t affected by the orders.Dallas County’s location is at 1520 Round Table Drive in Dallas. Tarrant County’s is at 2700 Premier St. in Fort Worth.Get email alerts on breaking news stories as soon as they happen.By signing up you agree to our

7:59 PM on Oct 10, 2020 CDTA federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary order that once again blocks Texas counties from setting up multiple drop-off locations for mail-in ballots.The decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals came hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an emergency appeal of by a federal judge in Austin that would have allowed counties to set up more than one drop-off location.That ruling blocked limiting Texas counties to one drop-off location.“I commend the Fifth Circuit for temporarily staying the district court’s unlawful injunction while it...

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