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- A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Texas must allow all voters to cast absentee ballots without an excuse in its upcoming elections for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit arguing Texas only allowing voters aged 65 and above to request an absentee ballot without an excuse violates the 26th amendment protections against age discrimination in voting.
- District Court Judge Fred Biery of the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction against the state, siding with the plaintiffs in striking down the age waiver during the duration of the pandemic.
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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Texas must allow all voters to cast absentee ballots without an excuse in its upcoming elections for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Texas' scheduled July run-off elections.
Currently, twenty-eight states allow all voters to request an absentee ballot without a documented excuse. Seven more states, including Texas, only allow elderly voters above a certain age cut-off, often 60 or 65, to request an absentee ballot without an excuse.
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