Judge Asked To Block State Ban On Unsolicited Mail-In Ballots

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(Austin, TX) — A federal judge is being asked to block a new Texas law that bans election officials from sending vote-by-mail applications to voters who haven’t asked for them.

Harris County elections administrator Isabel Longoria claims the law violates her free speech rights and hampers her ability to encourage Houston-area residents to vote. Longoria and Cathy Morgan, a volunteer deputy voter registrar from the Austin area, filed a federal lawsuit against the new law earlier this month.