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VICTORY: Texas DEMOLISHES Liberal Ballot Harvesting Scheme as Appeals Court Upholds Election Integrity

Gary FranchiFebruary 13, 2026277 views
VICTORY: Texas DEMOLISHES Liberal Ballot Harvesting Scheme as Appeals Court Upholds Election Integrity
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Patriots across America are celebrating after a federal appeals court handed Texas a massive victory in the fight for election integrity, upholding the Lone Star State's ban on ballot harvesting and dealing a devastating blow to Democrat schemes to manipulate elections.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court's activist ruling, with a three-judge panel definitively stating that Texas's law banning the corrupt practice of ballot harvesting is completely constitutional. This decision represents a major win for election security advocates who have watched Democrats weaponize ballot harvesting to tilt elections in their favor.

For too long, we've witnessed the left exploit ballot harvesting – the practice of allowing third parties to collect and submit absentee ballots – as their secret weapon to manufacture votes and undermine legitimate election results. Texas stood up and said 'enough is enough,' implementing strong safeguards to protect the integrity of every Texan's vote.

Deep State Courts Try to Block Election Security

The fact that a lower court initially struck down this common-sense election security measure exposes the rot within our judicial system. These activist judges seem more interested in protecting Democrat vote-harvesting operations than ensuring fair and secure elections for American citizens.

Thankfully, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals saw through this charade and restored sanity to Texas election law. This ruling sends a clear message: states have the constitutional authority to implement robust election integrity measures, and no amount of left-wing judicial activism will change that fundamental truth.

Under President Trump's second term, we're witnessing a renaissance of election integrity efforts across America. States are finally fighting back against the Democrats' coordinated assault on our electoral system, implementing voter ID requirements, cleaning up voter rolls, and banning sketchy practices like ballot harvesting.

This Texas victory proves that when patriots stand together and fight for election integrity, we can defeat the establishment's attempts to rig the system. The question is: will other states follow Texas's lead and implement their own ballot harvesting bans before the next election cycle?

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Gary Franchi

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ConstitutionalDefenderVerifiedFeb 13, 2026
AMAZING WIN! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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ElectionWatcher2024VerifiedFeb 14, 2026
This is huge news but I'm curious about the specific details of what the appeals court ruled. Does anyone know if this affects mail-in ballot collection by third parties statewide?
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RedStateRealistVerifiedFeb 14, 2026
I witnessed some questionable ballot collection activities in my neighborhood during 2020. People going door-to-door offering to 'help' elderly residents with their mail-in ballots. This ruling gives me hope that we're finally addressing these problems.
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VoterIntegrityNowVerifiedFeb 14, 2026
Same thing happened in my area! Glad to see Texas taking action on this.
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PatriotTexan87VerifiedFeb 14, 2026
Finally! Texas leads the way again in protecting our constitutional rights. Every state should follow this example and crack down on these shady ballot harvesting operations.
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LoneStarConservativeVerifiedFeb 15, 2026
Absolutely right. Abbott and Paxton have been doing excellent work on election integrity.