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Attorney General Ken Paxton has won another important legal victory for election integrity. The Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court and upheld key parts of Texas Senate Bill 1. Voters casting mail ballots must provide an identification number or Social Security number that matches state records. They also receive multiple chances to correct defects. Stronger rules protect those who need assistance from coercion or intimidation.
This work is hard. It is often unseen. It consumes years of legal effort and quiet persistence. Yet it remains fundamental in a constitutional republic. Honest elections protect the dignity of lawful voters and guard the vulnerable. Christians are called by God to seek and defend the good in the public square. We labor for truth here with the same care we bring to prayer because justice in temporal affairs belongs to the mandate Christ has given us.

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Attorney General Paxton Secures Legal Victory Upholding ID Requirements for Mail-In Ballots and Other Election Integrity Safeguards

August 14, 2026 | Press Release Attorney General Paxton Secures Legal Victory Upholding ID Requirements for Mail-In Ballots and Other Election Integrity Safeguards Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory for election integrity as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a federal district court ruling that upheld challenges to key provisions of Texas’s Election Integrity Act, Senate Bill (“SB 1”). In 2021, the Texas Legislature enacted SB 1 to strengthen election integrity, protect ballot secrecy, deter fraud, and safeguard the security of Texas elections, particularly in the mail-in voting process. Across multiple appeals, Attorney General Paxton has successfully defended different provisions of SB 1 in the Fifth Circuit. The provisions challenged in this case require voters casting ballots by mail to provide an identification number or Social Security number that matches state records. It also includes provisions giving voters multiple opportunities …

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