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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Boxes

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Order Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Boxes
Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary at King County Elections in Renton, Wash., on March 10, 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block a Texas order limiting absentee ballot drop-off boxes to one per county.

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued the injunction against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Oct. 1 order, arguing in a 46-page opinion (pdf) that the governor’s move violates the equal protection rights of absentee voters in larger counties.
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Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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