Hidalgo asks Abbott to confirm drive-thru voting is legal as Supreme Court action looms

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Thursday asked Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter to confirm that drive-thru voting is legal, amid worries that the Texas Supreme Court will block the voting method.

Hidalgo said the governor’s input is needed because Harris County officials unsuccessfully have sought an answer from Secretary of State Ruth Hughs.

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The Texas Republican Party has argued to the state Supreme Court that drive-thru voting violates the Election Code, and thus should be halted. Attorney General Ken Paxton last week issued an opinion in which he suggested Harris County’s drive-thru voting option, new this year, was unlawful.