And in Texas they have this...........read the first paragraph....in the letter ...

[turbinetree]

here is "the" letter..............

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2020/Press/4.14.20%20Letter%20to%20Rep.%20Klick.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

Texas AG threatens to criminally sanction any group that tells voters to apply for a mail-in ballot to avoid COVID-19

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/texas-ag-threatens-to-criminally-sanction-any-group-that-tells-voters-to-apply-for-a-mail-in-ballot-to-avoid-covid-19/

His hat must be really wound tight................maybe he should go and wait in line like everyone else...........or does he have another standard and he gets to vote in his office and hand it to someone.........

Maybe the ACLU should jump in on this, which they have already done................I would gladly send them some more money to just do this...............again if need be..............

[dhol82]

1. Holy shit! Is that even legal?

[LonePirate]

5. The First Amendment says it is not illegal to make those absentee ballot requests & recommendations.

[dhol82]

18. That does not state that it is legal.

Sounds like waffle words otherwise.

[ananda]

2. That sounds SO illegal!

ACLU should get in on this.

[Gothmog]

7. The ACLU and Texas party are on this

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Link to tweet

[turbinetree]

10. That is great news..............

[Gothmog]

20. Chad Dunn represents both the ACLU and the Texas Democratic Party

[uponit7771]

17. Like Whoa !!! That's a kGOP nightmare. Their VSM doesn't include vote by mail

[Gothmog]

3. The Texas state party sued in both Federal court and a state court

The hearing was on zoom and this was an issue discussed. The judge indicated that he would rule in favor of the Texas Democratic Party and the ACLU

Link to tweet

[TexasTowelie]

4. Paxton should already be in jail. nt

[RKP5637]

6. Incredible! The GOP is an invasion force, not a political party! n/t

[pwb]

8. How does one get sanctioned ?

Criminally? Is that like being arrested?

[yonder]

15. My question too. A strongly worded letter?

[northoftheborder]

9. I can't verbalize how ghastly wrong this is....

I've always known what an insanely extremist he is....but this takes the cake...

[LonePirate]

11. The TX GOP is terrified of anything that might increase voter turnout and voter registration.

Absentee and mail ballots for everyone statewide, if permitted in November, could certainly elect Biden, defeat Cornyn and probably flip the TX House on top of electing several more Congressional Dems.

[mercuryblues]

12. That attitude worked out so well for them in Wisconsin

[Staph]

13. Wow! Texas Republicans be crazy!

Even in West Virginia, our Republican Secretary of State recommends that everyone vote via absentee ballot, and he put the instructions for choosing the correct reason on the his state website.

https://sos.wv.gov/about/Pages/Covid-19.aspx

[Gothmog]

21. Yes the Texas GOP is full of crazy people

[randr]

14. Any action to interfere or make voting difficult

should be considered a felony

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

16. Anxiety Disorder is a recognized medical condition which requires treatment.

Treatment may be as easy as changing lifestyle or as complex as requiring medication and/or counseling.

Any citizen can have anxiety disorder. Making voters choose between excercising their right to vote or risking their life to a pandemic disease is a clear "sickness" or "disability" regardless of the babbling from the Texas Attorney General.

[Gothmog]

19. This is from Glen Maxey who is with the Texas Democratic Party

Glen is interesting

Glen Maxey

We won first step today on the vote by mail lawsuit. Judge will enter order in next days. It will be appealed of course.
To those. Who commented asking me to wear a mask—it was on Zoom.

The court still requires a coat and tie. Thanks for all the comments on my post on how hot I looked (hot is defined by the reader). I will admit I was pant less.

And the cold AG attorney got her comeuppance when she seriously and snarkingly asked “you aren’t a medical doctor are you?” First know I hadn’t testified about anything medical.

So my response was “No. But neither is The Governor or the Attorney General.” She objected that was non-responsive. I don’t get lawyers. I was quite proud of that response.

Maybe I should have just called the AG a right wing ignorant ass. Since he issued a threat in a letter to Elections Committee Chair Klick that persons telling folks they can vote by mail using what the judge ruled today can be prosecuted
I don’t think I react well to government oppression. So stick it Kenny Paxton, courtyard bully. You don’t scare me

[Crunchy Frog]

22. That's a massive violation of the 1st amendment.

[Gothmog]

23. Texas judge rules all registered voters can vote by mail if they fear catching coronavirus

This makes me smile https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/texas-voting-by-mail-disability-coronavirus/index.html

A Texas judge on Friday ruled that all registered voters in the state should be allowed to request and use mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic.

District Judge Tim Sulak, in a ruling filed Friday in Travis County, issued a temporary injunction that eases the definition of "disability" in Texas' vote-by-mail provision, making it apply to all registered voters who fear for their health in casting ballots in person for the state's upcoming elections.

Texas' election code defines "disability" as "a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health." Voters who meet this definition and wish to vote by mail must submit applications.
Sulak acknowledged during a court hearing on Wednesday that he expects an appeal from the state attorney's office, which has issued guidance that fear of Covid-19 does not qualify as a disability.

"Moreover the evidence shows that voters and these Plaintiffs ... are reasonable that voting in person while the virus that causes Covid-19 is still in general circulation presents a likelihood of injuring their health, and any voters without established immunity meet the plain language definition of disability thereby entitling them to a mailed ballot," the order read.

In late March, Gov. Greg Abbott postponed dozens of election runoffs statewide for party nominations to congressional and local offices, set for May 26, until July 14. The new date was made to coincide with a competitive special election for a Texas state Senate seat. In issuing the delay, Abbott didn't weigh in on whether to expand mail-in voting access.