# Texas voters may be able to vote by mail

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 18, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-voters-may-be-able-to-vote-by-mail/852028 "2020-04-18T01:18:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-voters-may-be-able-to-vote-by-mail/852028/1 "2020-04-18T01:18:14Z")

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[Texas judge rules all registered voters can vote by mail if they fear catching coronavirus](https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/texas-voting-by-mail-disability-coronavirus/index.html)

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> District Judge Tim Sulak, in a ruling filed Friday in Travis County, issued a temporary injunction that eases the definition of “disability” in Texas’ vote-by-mail provision, making it apply to all registered voters who fear for their health in casting ballots in person for the state’s upcoming elections.

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> Sulak acknowledged during a court hearing on Wednesday that he expects an appeal from the state attorney’s office, which has issued guidance that fear of Covid-19 does not qualify as a disability.
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> “Moreover the evidence shows that voters and these Plaintiffs … are reasonable that voting in person while the virus that causes Covid-19 is still in general circulation presents a likelihood of injuring their health, and any voters without established immunity meet the plain language definition of disability thereby entitling them to a mailed ballot,” the order read.

I don’t know what the odds are of this ruling standing, but here’s hoping.