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.
The GOP will seek to force the county to turn back on the livestream of the vote counting and implement independent oversight of upcoming elections in Harris County.
Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria said that 6,000 Democratic and 4,000 Republican ballots were left out of election tallies; enough to change results in some close races.
The Harris County GOP chair has invoked election code requiring a court to intervene if election officials do not report unofficial results 24 hours after polls close.
Appointed Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria allegedly told the Secretary of State’s office she would not be able to complete an unofficial count by the statutory deadline, a Class B Misdemeanor.
