Texas Rejects Mail-In Ballot Requests Under New Law

January 21, 2022 Civil Rights, Republicans

The number of rejected mail-in ballot applications is skyrocketing in Texas counties under new Republican-authored voting restrictions recently signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Texas crackdown on mail-in voting appears to be hitting hardest in the state’s most densely populated counties, which also tend to have more voters of color and predominantly vote Democratic. In Travis County, which includes Austin, about half of all mail-in ballot applications have been rejected ahead of the state’s March primaries.

Dallas County has rejected 43% of the applications it received, according to elections administrator Frank Phillips.

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