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Election Integrity

AG Pax­ton: Fifth Cir­cuit Cor­rect­ly Upholds Texas Elec­tion Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision upholding vote-by-mail laws established by the Texas Legislature.

September 11, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Com­mends San Anto­nio Fed­er­al Court for Dis­miss­ing Case Urg­ing Changes to In-Per­son Voting

 Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing demands of multiple individual and organization plaintiffs who sought sweeping, judicially-imposed changes to the administration of Texas elections.

September 08, 2020 | Press Release

OP-ED: Mail-In Bal­lots: A Threat to Democracy

September 01, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Sues Har­ris Coun­ty Clerk to Pre­vent Him from Unlaw­ful­ly Send­ing Out Mil­lions of Unso­licit­ed Mail-In Bal­lot Applications

Attorney General Ken Paxton today  filed a lawsuit against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins for sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to over two million Harris County registered voters in blatant violation of Texas election laws.

August 31, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Supreme Court for Leav­ing in Place Fifth Cir­cuit Order Block­ing Unlaw­ful Mail-In Voting

Attorney General Paxton today applauded the United States Supreme Court for leaving in place a Fifth Circuit order blocking unlawful mail-in voting.

June 26, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Warns Coun­ty Offi­cials to Avoid Mis­lead­ing the Pub­lic on Vote by Mail Laws

Following recent decisions by the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued another guidance letter to Texas county judges and election officials, warning that Texans may not claim disability based on fears of contracting COVID-19 to obtain a mail-in ballot.

June 12, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Com­mends Fifth Cir­cuit for Block­ing Dis­trict Court Deci­sion Man­dat­ing Unlaw­ful, Uni­ver­sal Mail-In Balloting

Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for its unanimous decision blocking the federal district court in San Antonio’s unlawful order, which allowed anyone  in Texas  to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with an actual  disability or illness.    

June 04, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Fifth Cir­cuit Tem­porar­i­ly Stays Dis­trict Court Deci­sion Man­dat­ing Uni­ver­sal Mail-In Bal­lot­ing in Vio­la­tion of Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a temporary administrative stay in an unlawful decision by the federal district court in San Antonio that allowed anyone in Texas to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with an actual disability or illness. 

May 20, 2020 | Press Release