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A district court injunction that blocked a Texas law banning ballot harvesting has been reversed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
According to Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones, Texas Senate Bill 1 “curtails various activities that incentivize vote fraud and intimidation.”
A number of groups had attempted to block the law, claiming it would restrict ballot access. Conservative supporters of the bill argued that failure to prohibit ballot harvesting would reduce both election confidence and voter turnout.
You can read the full text of the Fifth Circuit Court’s decision here.