by Bethany Blankley at Just the News
Ongoing problems identified in the administration of elections in Harris County, the largest county in Texas, are enough to warrant state intervention, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson says.
After Harris County election administrators acted “in defiance of state law,” Nelson said she determined an “enhanced presence by the Secretary’s office” was necessary for the November 2024 election.
As a result, SOS Elections Division staff will assist Harris County officials “for the duration of the election period from early voting, to Election Day, and through tabulation.”
Nelson released the findings of audits on Monday that her office conducted in four counties for the 2021-2022 election cycle. They were conducted in compliance with state law that requires four counties’ election processes to be randomly audited according to population size.
Cameron, Eastland, Guadalupe and Harris counties were audited;…
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