ID requirements for mail-in voting in Texas reinstated by federal appeals court
Summary
A federal appeals court has restored parts of a 2021 Texas law that require voters to show ID when sending mail-in ballots or applying to vote by mail. These rules had been paused by another court earlier this year.Key Facts
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed parts of a Texas election law to take effect again.
- The law requires voters in Texas to show identification for mail-in voting.
- This includes IDs for both mail-in ballot submissions and applications for mail voting.
- A lower court had blocked these ID rules in March.
- The changes were part of a 2021 Texas law aimed at election integrity.
- The appeals court's decision reverses that earlier block and enforces the ID requirements.
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