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All-mail elections (aka vote-by-mail) [includes state-specific information including citations to state laws). (Link Type: Report)
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20191018063209/https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/all...
By National Conference of State Legislatures
Publication Date: October 24, 2019
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Laws & Rules
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Texas Election Code ch. 82, Eligibility for early voting. (Link Type: Texas Law)
See: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/pdf/EL.82.pdf
By Texas Legislature
Library Location: LAW-TEX
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Legal Documents
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In re state of Texas. Opinion and concurring opinions (No. 20-0394, lack of immunity to COVID-19, without more, is not a “disability” as defined by the Election Code; vote by mail). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
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By Texas Supreme Court
Publication Date: May 27, 2020
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Texas Democratic Party, et al., v. Greg Abbott, et al.; Opinion (No. 20-50407, stays preliminary injunction pending appeal - all state voters qualify for mail-in ballots during the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/20/20-50407-CV0.pdf
By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: June 4, 2020
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Texas Governor Materials
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Governor Abbott postpones runoff primary election in response to COVID-19. (Link Type: Press Release)
See: https://wayback.archive-it.org/414/20220310085357/https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-po...
By Governor Greg Abbott
Publication Date: March 20, 2020
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Tex. Gov. Proclamation, Concerning early voting for special elections to occur on July 14, 2020; Suspending Sections 85.001(a) and 85.001(b) of the Texas Election Code to the extent necessary to require that, for any election ordered or authorized to occur on July 14, 2020, early voting by personal appearance shall begin on Monday, June 29, 2020 . (Link Type: Proclamation)
See: https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/proc05112020.pdf
By Governor Greg Abbott
Publication Date: May 11, 2020
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Letter to Representative Stephanie Klick in response to request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections. (Link Type: Agency Document)
See: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2020/Press/4.14.20%20Letter%20...
By Attorney General Ken Paxton
Publication Date: April 14, 2020
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