Texas Supreme Court Holds Against Texas A.G., Clarifies Rules for Soliciting Mail-in Ballots

In a case challenging what Texas mail-in voting restrictions intended by limiting “solicitation” of voters who could get mail-in ballots, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously held Friday:

• that provisions of the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 are not narrowly limited to seeking application of mail-in ballots that violate election law;
• that solicitation under the statute is not limited to demands for submission of an application to vote by mail; and
• that the challenged Election Code section does not cover telling voters they have the opportunity to apply for mail-in ballots.