Claiming Republican lawmakers are unfairly targeting their elections, Harris County officials announced they will consider legal challenges to new laws.
The Texas House also passed a measure to give the Texas Secretary of State more flexibility in verifying voter registration data.
Citing nearly two years of election “disasters," the Senate has already approved a bill forcing Harris County to revise its elections management.
Some lawmakers say returning election management to elected officials will restore accountability and transparency in Harris County.
Commissioner Rodney Ellis filed a lawsuit to extend the count, saying some precinct election records had not yet been counted.
Harris County’s Democratic commissioners said a letter from the Texas Secretary of State undermines trust in the democratic process.
Auditors found multiple chain of custody issues and violations of state and federal law requiring maintenance of records in the state’s largest county.
Republican Precinct Chair Mike Holsey pointed out the county has polling sites inside the jail and a gay bar, but not in a gun store’s building.
After problems conducting the March 2022 primary, the county hired a research firm to evaluate the elections division and recommend changes.
The state’s highest civil court offered clarification of the Texas ban on officials soliciting unrequested mail ballot applications.
Republican Party officials claim Longoria’s plan to have county employees transport ballots and equipment on election day violates election code.
A procedural error brought a county’s election commission meeting to a halt while a GOP lawsuit seeks state oversight for upcoming elections.
