Supreme Court denies Texas Democrats' bid to expand mail voting before July primary
BY JOHN KRUZEL - 06/26/20 04:48 PM EDT
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/504775-supreme-court-denies-texas-democrats-bid-to-expand-mail-voting
>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/504775-supreme-court-denies-texas-democrats-bid-to-expand-mail-voting
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to Texas Democrats who had asked the justices to allow expanded access to mail-in voting ahead of the state's primary runoff next month.
The justices let stand an appeals court ruling that halted a U.S. district judge's previous order allowing any voter who cites concerns about the pandemic to vote by mail.
Under current Texas rules, only voters with a “qualifying reason” — advanced age, disability, incarceration or planned travel — can mail in ballots. Republican state officials oppose broadening the criteria, citing the potential for fraud, though election analysts and fact-checkers have found that voting fraud targeting mail-in balloting is extremely rare.
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to Texas Democrats who had asked the justices to allow expanded access to mail-in voting ahead of the state's primary runoff next month.
The justices let stand an appeals court ruling that halted a U.S. district judge's previous order allowing any voter who cites concerns about the pandemic to vote by mail.
Under current Texas rules, only voters with a “qualifying reason” — advanced age, disability, incarceration or planned travel — can mail in ballots. Republican state officials oppose broadening the criteria, citing the potential for fraud, though election analysts and fact-checkers have found that voting fraud targeting mail-in balloting is extremely rare.
Texas Democrats have sought for months to expand the definition of “disability” to include those with concerns about the potential health implications of in-person voting during a pandemic.
The issue sparked months of court fights and prompted the state party's request that the Supreme Court pause the appeals court ruling — which the justices denied Friday.
“We are disappointed that the Supreme Court did not weigh in now and provide needed relief and clarity for voters ahead of the primary runoff," Texas Democratic Party Chairperson Gilberto Hinojosa said in a statement.
In their stay request, the Texas Democrats told the justices that by limiting the right to cast mail-in ballots to those 65 and older, the Texas rules violate the 26th Amendment’s bar on abridging the right to vote based on age.
The group made the same argument in a formal petition for appeal, which is unlikely to be resolved ahead of the state's July 14 primary vote but could be addressed before Election Day in November.
https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
>https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
>https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
They don't ask pregnant women to sacrifice carrying some extra body weight for 9 months to save a live, why should they expect anybody to wear a mask for months to save a life.
not fair
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Report: New Jersey Councilman Charged With Mail-in Ballot Voter Fraud – He Faces a Decade in Prison
But Dems said that mail-in ballots are "perfectly safe" and can't be tampered with 🤔
BY MISSY CRANE
JUNE 26, 2020
>Report: New Jersey Councilman Charged With Mail-in Ballot Voter Fraud – He Faces a Decade in Prison
This latest one in New Jersey is a doozy.
It involves an elected councilman, a councilmen-elect and two other people…they’re facing 10 years behind bars.
All four of the men are charged with a “combo” of second, third, and fourth-degree crimes.
In New Jersey alone, there have been several instances of mail-in voting “irregularities” or as I like to call it…FRAUD.
From Bizpacreeview
Four people including an elected city councilman and a councilman-elect in New Jersey have been charged with mail-in vote fraud after authorities discovered hundreds of ballots in their possession.
According to a statement from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, charges were filed Thursday against Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson, Councilman-elect Alex Mendez, and two other men in connection with the May 12 special election in the city.
The attorney general’s statement indicates that the men allegedly took advantage of a universal mail-in ballot mandate due to the coronavirus pandemic:
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Report: New Jersey Councilman Charged With Mail-in Ballot Voter Fraud – He Faces a Decade in Prison
But Dems said that mail-in ballots are "perfectly safe" and can't be tampered with 🤔
BY MISSY CRANE
JUNE 26, 2020
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When President Trump warned that “mail-in ballots” were ripe for voter fraud, Dems and the media laughed and mocked him.
Yet, here we are, week after week hearing story after story about fraud.
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This latest one in New Jersey is a doozy.
It involves an elected councilman, a councilmen-elect and two other people…they’re facing 10 years behind bars.
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All four of the men are charged with a “combo” of second, third, and fourth-degree crimes.
In New Jersey alone, there have been several instances of mail-in voting “irregularities” or as I like to call it…FRAUD.
From Bizpacreeview
Four people including an elected city councilman and a councilman-elect in New Jersey have been charged with mail-in vote fraud after authorities discovered hundreds of ballots in their possession.
According to a statement from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, charges were filed Thursday against Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson, Councilman-elect Alex Mendez, and two other men in connection with the May 12 special election in the city.
The attorney general’s statement indicates that the men allegedly took advantage of a universal mail-in ballot mandate due to the coronavirus pandemic:
The investigation by the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) began when the U.S. Postal Inspection Service alerted the Attorney General’s Office that hundreds of mail-in ballots were found in a mailbox in Paterson. Numerous additional ballots were found in a mailbox in nearby Haledon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all voting in May 12 elections in New Jersey was done by mail-in ballots.
“Today’s charges send a clear message: if you try to tamper with an election in New Jersey, we will find you and we will hold you accountable,” said Grewal, a Democrat. “We will not allow a small number of criminals to undermine e public’s confidence in our democratic process.”
Dem Gov. Phil Murphy said that all voting in New Jersey this year will be conducted by mail-in balloting. How convenient for the Dems.
This is the ONLY way they can win against Trump…by cheating…and mail-in ballots give them that opportunity.
>Dem Gov. Phil Murphy said that all voting in New Jersey this year will be conducted by mail-in balloting. How convenient for the Dems.