What's the Deal with Mail-In Ballots: In Texas?

 Izabella Curtis 

Mr. Zhou & Mr. Roddy

GPHC

7 October 2020

What's the Deal with Mail-In Ballots?

    Mail-in ballots are going to be crucial for the upcoming local and national elections. Due to COVID-19, some individuals are unable to vote in-person because they are high risk so our government has created a system that allows those individuals to vote through the mail. Mail-in ballots come with one main concern of voter fraud. In the article, I read it talked about the state of Texas and how Governer Abbot is implementing mail-in ballots. The issue with Texas's mail-in ballots is that Governor Abbot has limited the ballot drop-off locations, Abbot has done this in an attempt the enhance ballot security protocols which is the right mindset except Harris County is 4.713 million people and there are only 12 locations where people can drop off their ballots. This is concerning because this has made a huge confusion and voter suppression for the mail-in ballots. While other states have tried to make the voting process a lot easier to vote through the mail during the pandemic and have a better idea of how their citizens will be affected by this. This is a completely different contrast between texas and other states. Texas has made it more difficult by creating rules to limit citizens to be able to vote by mail. To be qualified to vote by mail in Texas you must be disabled, over 65 years old, sick, or two other qualifications. Making it almost impossible to vote via mail. Texan citizens are now trying to qualify for mail-in ballots and with concerns over potential USPS issues handling the increase the people living in texas have some serious concerns and disapproval towards Governor Abbot. 


Cite: 

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/01/919283793/texas-governor-limits-ballot-drop-off-locations-local-officials-vow-to-fight-bac

    

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