NEW TEXAS VOTING LAW - Eligible Texans have less than two weeks left to apply for a mail-in ballot ahead of the March 1st primary election. As the deadline approaches, voting rights groups say they continue to hear from voters whose applications have been rejected due to new ID requirements under Texas' new voting law. So far, thousands of vote-by-mail applications have been flagged for rejection. Grace Chimene is the president of the League of Women Voters of Texas.
“So, we’re encouraging people to apply early and to contact their county if they have not heard whether their application has been accepted because we want every voter to be able to vote in the upcoming open Texas primaries,” Chimene said.
Vote-by-mail applications must be received, not postmarked, by Friday, February 18. Texans who are eligible to apply include those 65 and older, individuals with disabilities, and those expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day. More information is available online at www.votetexas.gov
