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Federal appeals court hears arguments on Texas Democrats’ push for more to receive mail ballots

Chad Dunn, general counsel of the Texas Democratic Party, though, said it’s impermissible — as age discrimination — for the state to confer a mail-voting privilege on all Texas voters who are 65 or older, but deny it to those who are younger.

Read More | September 8, 2020

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Opinion: Our Research Shows How to Right the Injustices of COVID-19

Sonja Diaz and Laura Martinez of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute wrote an opinion piece on the importance of protecting the most vulnerable population from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read More | September 8, 2020

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Federal appeals court hears Texas vote by mail expansion case

“When it comes down to the constitutional rights of voters during a presidential election, I don’t think anyone is surprised that the parties are going to press the case as long as needed to get finality,” said Chad Dunn, Texas Democratic Party general counsel.

Read More | September 8, 2020

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Paxton sues to halt Harris County’s plan to send all voters a mail ballot application

At Monday’s hearing, Chad Dunn, representing the Texas Democratic Party, told the court that the Texas mail-in voting law violates the 26th Amendment, which says the right to vote can’t be “denied or abridged” on account of age.

Read More | September 8, 2020

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Court arguments: Does the Constitution require Texas to expand vote by mail?

“Forty-five of the other states do this,” Chad Dunn argued. “At the end of day, this case is about a fair electoral system where nobody has to go through additional burdens in order to vote.”

Read More | September 8, 2020

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