The Republican Party of Texas is taking its legal fight against Harris County drive-thru and curb-side voting to the Texas Supreme Court.
The move comes after the 14th Court of Appeals refused to stop Harris County. The Judges rejected the Republicans lawsuit saying it was too late to file the suit as early voting was already underway, and because they weren't convinced the Harris County plan in any way hindered or caused "injury" to eligible voters.
Texas GOP Party Chairman Allen West says the decision of the appeals court flies in the face of Texas Election law. "It talks about how those people who cannot go into a voting location or somehow have a handicap, impediment, they are the ones that are able to do the curbside, not just open it up for every single person."
The Republican Party of Texas released the following statement from Chairman West: "We are escalating it to the Supreme Court of Texas, because it is illegal to allow expanded curbside and drive-through voting. We filed this case to ensure that no illegal votes would be cast and counted in this election."
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa calls the GOP legal effort to stop drive-thru and curbside voting in Harris County "voter suppression 1.0.1". In a statement released by the Texas Democratic Party Hinojosa said, "Texas Republicans are going out of their way to make it harder to vote in the worst public health crisis in a century because they want to cling to power. The only way to beat Texas Republican voter suppression is to vote in droves during early vote and on November 3."
