An election worker accepts a mail-in ballot from a voter at a Houston drop-off site on Wednesday. A federal judge blocked Gov. Abbott's order limiting one drop-off site per county late Friday.An election worker accepts a mail-in ballot from a voter at a Houston drop-off site on Wednesday. A federal judge blocked Gov. Abbott's order limiting one drop-off site per county late Friday.
The limit was imposed last week as Texas experienced a surge in requests for absentee ballots, even thoughGov. Greg Abbott announced that he was helping to protect election security by allowing only one drop-off site per county.Judge Robert Pitman's ruling sides with The League of United Latin American Citizens which sued to get the drop-off limit reversed.
You guys suck! Update this story...
As big as the counties are in Texas, the judge in this case is right. Come on Republicans, use some sense.
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alice4u2010 Caring about people. What a concept.
What could go wrong ?
It certainly does; but, as 2 disabled seniors with a plan, our car will be full tomorrow. We have many friends who are doing the same. All of us have doctorates and will be voting Bright Blue! Trump's profs called him the dumbest student ever & we agree!
Has Texas ever had drop-off ballot locations prior to this election?
Did no one point out to him that some Republican-voting West Texas counties are thousands of square miles large?
I'll be voting in person next week
GovAbbott GregAbbott_TX = Trumps’ personal ‘boy’. Abbott is actively trying to keep Texans from voting, keep Texas from going VoteBlue, and encouraging VoterSuppression . VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare. Abbott is a Traitor. TraitorAbbott
Texas residents really need to think through voting for someone who took actions to make voting/democracy difficult for the people he's suppose to serve. If he were allowed to get away with this how much harder would he make it to vote next time?
Whats wrong with voting in a fererally regulated polling center?
I've been hearing about this for awhile, including the other court deciding it was ok for Abbott's plan to go forward. I've been waiting patiently for someone to corner Abbott & ask him explicitly & with force WHY he's done this, so I watch him stutter himself into a CV accident.
Why the hell does it take a federal judge to make this assessment? 😡
This is great news, now let’s go vote these repuglicans out of office. We the people.
Well, someone judicial in Texas has common sense.
Would be interesting to know how many days voters have to vote. In my state, we have 30 days. Mail in/absentee, go to election office, regular in person voting. I think 1 drop off is tough on people but in fairness there are multiple ways to ease that burden.
Just like most of your reporting npr limp, but more importantly 48hr or more behind. The update to this story was published 2 DAYS AGO! Are you that desperate cor clicks ?
You mean 'has blocked Texas Gov. Abbott's attempt to restrict voting rights of his citizens, also know as attempting to undermine the impending election through illegally manipulating how and where citizens can vote.
MiaFarrow About time we have far and just courts some where!
Completely insane.
It’s now blocked VoterSuppression
So wait is this ban on or off? I’m getting dizzy...
Shame on you GregAbbott_TX , shame on you.
It was outdated yesterday.
Why do they persist in limiting our vote? No matter your party, don’t you want a vote deep down? You know, for the country?
See point 1:
UPDATE: This story is outdated. More recent coverage from KUT:
Try again Texas. Stop trying to stop the VOTE! You should be ashamed
Now reason with Wisconsin. Too many people are just not getting the memo. Recall Evers sign makes me think that some do not know what a pandemic is, so they can't see how to rid it.
There are no proven cases of voter fraud from using ballot drop-boxes. The claim is a POSSIBILITY of voter fraud. The 5th Circuit ruling will likely be appealed to SCOTUS. SCOTUS has been very reluctant to rule against state election laws and procedures. Can NPR discuss this?
Didn't the appeals court reverse the decision?
Come on guys. Report news not history. 🤷♂️
You sure about that NPR? Better check your facts and not just repost an old story.
Unfortunately that was reversed by an appeals court panel of three Trump appointed judges.
Hey Texas, you voted for this prick
I think an appeals court already effed this up.
Injunction stayed by 5th Circuit Apellate panel In my county, Sacramento County, California there are 58 drop off box locations. Sacramento County has a population of 1.57 million Repubs want to make it as hard as possible to vote.
I thought the decision was stayed by an appeals Judge?
Pathetic that it takes a judge to make that determination. We all knew it, including him
Why is this governor afraid of voters from his state?
RobbWuddog Stayed on appeal. You tweeted this 9 minutes ago.
Judge ruled, great. How are they going to enforce it?
I’m sure there are people willing to collect the ballots from older and disabled citizens and see that they get properly deposited.
Good. People should be able to vote as many times as they want as long as it’s for the candidate that the people screeching the loudest agree upon
Yeah. ICYMI this is old. There’s been a stay and the plan to limit drop boxes to 1 per county is, fir the time being, still in place. Appeal underway.
Thank God!!
By making it difficult to Vote, Texas governor GregAbbott_TX has shown his anti-democracy colors. Don’t let him take away your vote Texas
Court grants temporary stay, allowing Texas governor's directive for limited drop box locations to continue
This story needs to be updated with faact that 3 Trump appointees to the circuit court of appeals have temporarily stayed this order--which is normal procedure, but only normal b/c Shelby gutted pre-clearance of Governor's suppression shenanigans.
GOP is not even trying to hid voter suppression anymore....we’re going to need more courts and prisons to hold all these sycophants.
Stop being the voice leftist socialist and sleepy 💤 Joe !! Don’t forget who find your radio !!!!
Didn’t an appellate court block that?
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routeofthesun Isn't this seriusly out of date now, the appeals court just undid the stay ?
Good! Im Trump2020 all the way but here lately GregAbbott_TX is begging for us to vote him out.
There is justice for Texans still!
Remember folks, you’re not just voting for the present but for the future of our children. So vote!!!
The election commission is corrupt therefore there should be no election done by the election commission. Elections should now be done by Bank transaction. I send $1 to the Trump campaign as my vote you can follow the money and follow my vote I'm practicing social distancing.
drfangirlphd Hallelujah
what was the reason he stated? that it would make people safer? is texas really so stupid?
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Thank God for the courts to keep these Republikan(t) thugs from stealing another election. Abbot should be held responsible for the thousands of Texans who have perished as a result of his callous disregard for his own constituents!!!
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Duh. That was the idea.
And when Texas goes for JoeBiden it will be time to say goodnight to the realDonaldTrump presidency. The 38 electoralvotes from Texas are all that are needed for a win. TexasVoterSuppression AmericaOrTrump
He has already removed the boxes. The judge now has to force Abbott to add boxes again.
Harris County is 1700 miles bigger than Delaware. Very spread out and he wants one measly box? He's worried about fraud.. oppression of vote will give Trump more votes that fraud working against him ever will!
Finally!
Greg cares more about the trump cult than he does about Texans.
Decently and integrity🇺🇸
bad_leaf Finally some common sense.
anaschmana Yeah duh that was the exact point to place a undue burden on the elderly the poor disabled and minority voting districts that are large.
Thank you to the judge for advocating accessible voting for all. Republicans lose again.
And it's VoterSuppression ...
VoteAbbottOut
🇺🇸 Great News! 🚩 Vote republicans out of office!🔔 Please!
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PRRisk333 Great news. We will not let democracy be silenced by corrupt politicians. GOPCorruption VoterSuppressionInTexas
OUTSTANDING!!!
Remind me again, who's trying to steal the election?
What am I supposed to do with all of these extra ballots they sent me!! MailInBallots extraballotsforeveryone VoterFraudIsReal
Alerting you to a BROKEN LINK in the article in text that reads 'most Texans aren't eligible to vote that way'.
Ohio is back to square one per county. What are they afraid of 🌊?
Kudos to the Federal Judge, and even more kudos if the Judge is Trying appointee. The Racist governor was really trying to keep Colored people from voting, thus making the State of Texas a Trump win.
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But wait until all these extreme right judges tRump is naming, decisions will NEVER go this way.
Thank god for judges who can see a con and prevent it from happening.
The justice department should investigate this obvious coordinated GOP effort to suppress voting, especially in democratic high-population areas in red states. But of course, under Bill Barr, the DOJ corruption runs deep.
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Huh. Maybe we should use localized polling places instead? 🤔
VoteAbbottOut
Great! Abbot’s attempts to “prevent voter fraud”, had voter suppression written all over it!
One would think that Abbott, who is in a wheelchair, would have more concern for the disabled. Obviously, he puts Republican raw political power before anything. What a sad, sad example of a human being.
Un-American scumbag Abbott gets HUMILIATED. U luv to see it!
morgfair And any Governor that would WANT to do that... is OBVIOUSLY corrupt 🤬
Bitcoin baby! She's moving up! I hope Americans are investing!!
See you at the Supreme where you will lose
And low income people who don’t have cars... and students on college campuses... and part-time workers who can’t take time off from work... and people who are juggling childcare and remote work and home schooling. What are you afraid of, Gov Abbott? Democracy?
I'm gonna post this everywhere. I live in Washington Co, OR. Around 600k registered voters. We have TWENTY TWO secure ballot drop spots. Limiting a county of 4.2 million to ONE drop is just voter fraud and no one will convince me otherwise.
Defund NPR
I know that voter suppression is real and disgusting, but seeing it attempted in today’s government makes me sick. Thank you judge for suppressing voter suppression. Equality
Time for state's rights.
Thank goodness. Get those drop boxes out there!
Victory over fascism!
That's specious grounds and the federal judge knows it. It openly impinges on the Constitutional rights of every citizen to cast their vote and have it counted.
FUCK YEAH!!!
Get fuuuuuucked GovAbbott GovAbbott
My county has one of their many drop boxes at my local supermarket. Our county commissioner is a Republican. What’s wrong with the rest of them?
kagonz1 Such a shame, this would have hurt Republicans more than Democrats...
Older and disabled people can vote in person or not vote at all.
Well Thank God there’s decent thinking judges who see through the Voter Suppression BS In Texas by this shameful Governor trying to pull a fast one on people who would have a Struggle trying to make it to “One” Ballot Box in an entire County! - Such a desperate Repug move!!
Great now if we can get rid of Abbott (aka gov wheelchair).
Be vigilant. They are like roaches keep the light on,
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JRF253 And our tiny little county has FIFTEEN that's 15 ballot drop off boxes!!!
How about honest news and not slanted biased opinions? The more people are testing positive for CO-Vid and the less deaths there are means we are becoming immune. Sorry to disappoint you...
He is afraid we will go blue this election. Sooner or later it will happen.
Bravo!
That was a foolish move. Four drop off points would be sufficient for our county. Drop them off at the local police station would make more sense and deter fraud.
I mean Texas isn't doing mass mail in ballots anyway so this never made sense to begin with, placing a burden on those 65+
Marin County in CA has 12 ballot drop-off boxes. Voting is a right, not a privilege.
that's what you get GregAbbott_TX
oh, so sorry GregAbbott_TX this might slow your cowardly and unethical VoterSuppression roll a bit. 2,357,199 registered voters in Harris county and you 'thought' 1 ballot drop-off site would suffice...riiiiiiight.
It's just so hard to travel 20 miles to put an envelope in a box.
GOP Rethuglicans CorruptGOP theycantwinunlesstheycheat
Woohoo!! So I guess this federal judge was not a trump appointee, then.
Dang. I almost thought making ID pictures in new TX driver's licenses black and white was a plot to discredit black voters at the polls because it would be hard to make positive IDs
Thank you, Judge Robert Pitman. There is absolutely no reason to limit the number of drop off boxes. To hell with GregAbbott_TX and your partisan politics. You’ve ruined my beloved state of Texas.
I am pleased with the court’s decision to stop VoterSuppression.
He is shaking because he knows his state can flip blue for the first time in 40 years.
Good for the judge. Governor Abbott was being a putz and not caring about the citizens of his state. Last I heard, America has a 2 party system.
Hallelujah!
Vetrocision what is timing lol
Eureka!
GOP is desperate. Voter suppression is all they’ve got - or not. 🙌😼
But it doesn’t
Trumplicans are scared
Just them? Lol
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