Federal Judge Deals Texas Narrow Defeat Over Mail-In Ballot Limits

Dallas TX

12 February, 2022

10:42 AM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth February 12, 2022 A federal judge on Friday night, Feb. 11, handed Texas' elections overhaul a partial defeat days ahead of 2022's first primary over rules that criminalize encouraging voters to get a ballot by mail. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez in San Antonio is limited but orders Texas not to enforce that narrow part of the law against Harris County, which in 2020 sought to send more than 2 million voters mail-in ballot applications during the pandemic in the state's largest Democratic stronghold. Texas was expected to appeal the decision, which comes just days before early voting begins for the first-in-the-nation primary on March 1. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.