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The question: Do you have to wear a mask to vote?
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The answer: No.
One of the 11 exemptions in Gov. Gregg Abbott’s statewide face-covering mandate excludes Texas voters from having to wear a mask when at the polls.
The executive order says the mask requirement doesn’t apply to “any person who is voting, assisting a voter, serving as a poll watcher, or actively administering an election.”
However, the use of a face-covering over the nose and mouth is strongly encouraged.
Early July, Abbott said he wouldn’t want to “deny somebody the ability to go vote simply because they don’t have a mask,” according to a report by The Texas Tribune.
It is uncertain if the mandate will still be in effect during Early Voting or Election Day for the 2020 presidential election.
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