Politiqueras warn candidates can’t win without them - South Texas

The use of politiqueras in elections has been common practice in South Texas. Their role has been questioned regarding obtaining and delivering mail-in ballots for elderly or disabled voters, which could be misled or manipulated.

State law bans people from handling or mailing absentee ballots for voters who are not relatives or don’t live with them. State lawmakers amended the law in 2003 to permit such assistance if the helper signs the ballot envelope with a name and address.

This was the subject of a 2006 lawsuit from Texas Democrats who said the practice was discriminatory and noted that all who had been prosecuted under this law had a record of voting Democrat and were almost always black or Hispanic. “*

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