SCOTUS BOMBSHELL — Democrats SHOOK After Election Integrity Ruling

The Supreme Court ruling disappoints Democrats who had hoped the law would be overturned on appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court has once again sided with Texas in a major case impacting election integrity.

The Court leaves Texas’ 2021 election security law fully in effect, which strengthens poll watcher protections, increases election transparency, and makes it illegal to pay individuals to collect and return absentee ballots on behalf of voters, also known as “ballot harvesting.”

The case began after a federal district judge blocked the ballot harvesting ban and prevented Texas from enforcing it. But in February, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision, ruling the lower court had overstepped its authority and allowing the law to remain in force.

The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the appeal effectively ends the challenge, marking the third time in the past six months that the Court has declined to overturn a Texas election law.

The legislation was a major priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans following the 2020 election. It also sparked dramatic opposition from Texas House Democrats, who twice fled the state in an effort to block election integrity legislation from advancing.

With the Supreme Court declining to intervene, Texas’ ballot harvesting ban remains the law of the land.