The campaign of Texas' lieutenant governor delayed “several thousand” mail-in ballot applications because it told voters to send the forms to the wrong place. Texas TexasRepublicans DanPatrick VoterSuppression VotingRights TexasPolitics
Thousands of applications for mail-in ballots submitted by Texas voters have been delayed — and some voters may ultimately not receive ballots — because Lt. Gov.'s campaign instructed eligible voters to send requests for absentee ballots to the Texas secretary of state’s office instead of their local elections offices.
“The decision to direct return mail to the Secretary of State , someone who is trusted and respected, gave voters an added layer of comfort,” Allen Blakemore, a campaign consultant for Patrick, wrote in an email. State workers have been forwarding the waylaid applications to respective counties, which this week were still receiving packages containing hundreds of misdirected applications.
The mailing went out to voters in Harris County and Central Texas, with Patrick endorsing area Republican candidates in different versions of his letter obtained by the Texas Tribune. TheUnsolicited mailing campaigns from candidates and political parties are not uncommon.
“The SOS has always accepted ABBMs and quickly and efficiently routed them to the proper local offices,” Blakemore said, referring to applications for a ballot by mail. “We believe that this will ensure that Blue County election officials are more likely to properly handle our ABBMs when they know they are being watched and monitored by the SOS.”
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