Federal Appeals Court Rules Pandemic No Reason to Force All Texans to Vote by Mail

An Ohio voter drops off her ballot at the Board of Elections in Dayton on April 28, 2020. MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously slapped down a federal judge’s ruling forcing Texas to allow all its residents to vote by mail on the theory that doing so would prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, indicated he was satisfied with the decision.