UPDATE: Texas counties are now temporarily blocked from setting up multiple drop-off locations for absentee ballots after top Texas officials moved to halt a federal judge& #39;s Friday ruling that said counties could have multiple drop-off locations. https://bit.ly/3deLKPh ">https://bit.ly/3deLKPh&q...

This sets up a likely last-minute legal battle over absentee voting in Texas as mail-in ballots are already being collected and early voting is set to begin Tuesday.

It began with an order from Gov. Greg Abbott that sought to limit counties to just one absentee ballot drop-off location.

Voting rights groups called it an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote that will disproportionately impact voters of color in Texas& #39; biggest cities.

Abbott claimed the limits on drop-off locations were necessary to ensure election integrity, even though he provided no evidence that the drop-off sites enable voter fraud, and Texas voters must present an approved form of identification to deliver their mail-in ballots.

With early voting and Election Day rapidly approaching, voting rights groups say Texas’ last-minute changes to the voting process have created confusion and reflect state officials’ hostility toward voting accessibility. https://bit.ly/3iPm7Wq ">https://bit.ly/3iPm7Wq&q...