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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Ballot Signatures

The Fifth Circuit stayed a district court’s ruling that prohibited the rejection of Texas voters’ ballots on the basis of a mismatched signature without first providing notice to the voter and a “meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot’s rejection.”

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit entered a stay so that Texas can reject voters’ ballots on the basis of a mismatched signature without first providing notice to the voter and a “meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot’s rejection.”

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