ID requirements for mail-in voting in Texas reinstated by federal appeals court

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated multiple provisions of a 2021 legally contested Texas election integrity law that, among other things, created an ID requirement for mail-in ballots and applications. A lower court blocked those changes in March.

The 5th Circuit restored key parts of Texas Senate Bill 1 governing mail-in voting and voter assistance after rejecting the plaintiffs’ challenges

Texas’ mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court  Toronto Star

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked the lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law related to voter assistance.