Greg Abbott Blames Election Officials' Errors for Mail-In Ballot Issues
Local election officials in Texas have reportedly sent thousands of mail-in ballots back to voters ahead of the state's March 1 primary due to issues with identification requirements. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Newsweek those issues were the fault of the officials who had misinterpreted the state's new voting law.
"The bottom line is that counties should not be rejecting valid mail ballot applications," Nan Tolson, communications operations manager and spokesperson for Abbott, told Newsweek.
The upcoming primary is the first major election held in Texas since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law. The Republican-backed legislation requires that the ID used by voters who send mail-in ballots matches their voter registration record. Since many voters registered decades ago in some cases, many applying for a mail-in ballot reportedly don't remember what ID they originally used. (Voters who are already registered do have the ability to update their registration online to make sure the proper IDs are being used.)
Election officials have been quoted in local and national media outlets in recent days saying ballots have been sent back to voters, who can mail it back if they have enough time to do so. But officials have expressed concern that many vote-by-mail ballots will be flagged too late for voters to address the problem.
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Typical pansy-ass Republican Governor.
Someone realizes that the new law hurts Republican voters as it does Democratic voters.
DOH!!! 
