Texas Guv cuts back on voting locations weeks before US polls

Texas, Oct 2 : The Governor of the US state of Texas – Greg Abbott, has ordered that voters can drop off their mail-in ballots at only one location per county in the lead-up to the presidential election.
Abbott, a Republican, said the move would stop illegal voting. In a statement following the order on Thursday, Abbott cited Covid-19 in calling for strengthening ballot-security protocols, the BBC reported.
“These enhanced security protocols will ensure greater transparency and will help stop attempts at illegal voting.” Numerous nationwide and state-level studies over the years have revealed no evidence of major, widespread fraud in postal voting.
Critics have accused Abbott of voter suppression, pointing out that in some cases this means thousands of voters must go to one clerk’s office.
Coming weeks before the election, the order requires counties to close any satellite ballot drop-off locations.