A Texas federal judge on Monday issued a Republican-led challenge at Democratic-leaning Harris County drive-through polls, saying Republicans lacked standing The result, for the moment, is that more than 127,000 ballots so issued will be counted. However, the ballots are « separated » and the decision will certainly be appealed, so they could still be rejected if the ‘call follows the path of the GOP
US District Judge Andrew Hanen heard arguments on Monday over whether to invalidate votes cast in Democratic-leaning county – after Republican activists argued state law did not allow driving voting « If lawmakers had chosen to do it, they could have, but they didn’t, » Jared Woodfill, an advocate representing the activists, said Monday. ‘Not an individual employee making their own decisions In response, county officials said invalidating votes just a day before the 2020 election would injure voters who simply used one of the many special accommodations created in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic « Plaintiffs say voting behind the wheel would lead to fraud and corruption, » Christina Ford, who represents the Democratic parties involved in the case, said Monday. “There is no evidence of this” In the end, Hanen ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to invalidate the driving votes “I am not satisfied with this finding But in my opinion, the law l ‘demands,’ judge said The ruling comes just a day after the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a similar petition over drive-thru ballots
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World News – CA – Judge dismisses GOP effort to cast 127,000 votes behind the wheel in Harris County
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