(CNN) Texas Democrats said Tuesday that they are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their push to expand vote-by-mail in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. The petition from Democrats asks that the Supreme Court lift a previous appeals court stay that in early June blocked access to vote-by-mail to voters afraid of being exposed to the coronavirus pandemic. A week later, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against expanded vote-by-mail access in a separate but similar state case. "This is clearly a ploy by the Texas Democratic Party to further confuse Texas voters. Lets make no mistake about why were back at the Supreme Court again.