Mail-in ballots

The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Oct. 25. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned or postmarked is Nov. 5, unless it is from an overseas voter.

About one in five mail ballots for the March Primary were being rejected by the elections office under rigorous new standards set by the Texas Legislature under SB1, the state’s new controversial voting law. However, as of the day before the May primary runoff election, the rejection rate has dropped to less than 1% according to the Bexar County Elections Administrator.

The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney general Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1.

In Harris County — home to Houston — election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements.

A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily blocked a provision in Senate Bill 1, known as the Texas voter restriction bill, last Friday.

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Friday against provisions in Texas' new voting law that prohibit public officials from "soliciting" vote-by-mail applications.

Independent voting rights advocates will likely try to spread the word.

A voting bill passed by the Texas legislature now faces multiple legal challenges before it's even been signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is suing on behalf of several civil rights organizations in San Antonio’s federal court.

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