(CNN) The Texas Supreme Court denied a petition Sunday by a group of Republicans seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes in Harris County, while a similar case awaits a decision in federal court just two days before Election Day. This is the second time in recent weeks the all-Republican Supreme Court in Texas has blocked attempts to dismantle drive-thru voting there. The petition was filed last week and argued that drive-thru voting violated federal law. The plaintiffs -- a Republican activist and three Republican candidates for elected office in Texas -- also filed a suit in federal court, which has an emergency hearing Monday morning in Houston. Jared Woodfill, a Houston lawyer representing the plaintiffs, argued that Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins was acting on his own by implementing the practice of drive-thru voting.

Source: CNN November 01, 2020 19:07 UTC