Court Rules Elections Officials Can Reject Mail-In Ballots Over Signatures

A federal court will allow Texas elections officials to reject mail-in ballots over signature issues without letting voters know until after the election. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today it would compromise mail-in ballots if local governments had to inform voters before the election ends. A local committee reviews ballot and application signatures before ballots are counted. Voters are then informed ten days after the election. A lower federal court judge ruled last month the current rules were violating constitutional rights.


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