AG Paxton Files Appeal Urging the Fifth Circuit to Block Unlawful Expansion of Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, opposing a ruling by a federal court in San Antonio that allows anyone to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with a true disability or illness that renders them incapable of voting in-person.
AG Paxton Issues Statement on District Court Order Unlawfully Permitting Voting by Mail
Attorney General Paxton today issued this statement following the order from a San Antonio district judge.
AG Paxton Commends Texas Supreme Court for Staying Mail-In Ballot Ruling and Allowing Continued Prosecution of Election Fraud
Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the Texas Supreme Court for allowing the continued prosecution of voter fraud and staying an incorrect ruling by the Houston Court of Appeals that would have prevented state officials from enforcing state law regarding mail-in ballots.
AG Paxton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Stay Order Expanding Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today asked the Texas Supreme Court to immediately stay an order by the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial District, which reinstated a Travis County District Court order allowing anyone in Travis County to vote by mail using special protections intended to aid only those with true disabilities or sicknesses.
AG Paxton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Order Election Officials Who Urged Voters to Submit Unlawful Mail-in Ballot Applications to Follow Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court, requesting that the court compel the early-voting clerks for Dallas, Cameron, El Paso, Harris and Travis Counties to follow Texas law on mail-in ballots.
AG Paxton Files Brief Seeking to Prevent Voter Fraud Through the Unlawful Expansion of Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a brief with the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial District in Houston, defending the Texas Election Code requirements for submitting a mail-in ballot.
AG Paxton Advises County Officials to Avoid Misleading the Public on Vote by Mail Laws
Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter to Texas county judges and election officials, providing guidance that, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may not claim disability based on fears of contracting COVID-19 and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Because of Disability Must be Reserved For Texans Suffering from Actual Illness or Medical Problems
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gave a statement following today’s bench ruling by the Travis County District Court to expand mail-in ballot voting in Travis County for upcoming Texas elections.
AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Based on Disability Reserved for Texans With Actual Illness or Medical Problem Rendering Them Unable to Vote In-Person
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter in response to Representative Stephanie Klick’s request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
Law & Liberty: Election Integrity
In this episode, Jonathan White, Chief of the Election Fraud Section of the Texas Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division, joins us to discuss voter fraud, how it impacts the democratic process, and what Texas can do to keep our elections secure, free, and fair.