Election-denying Republican Mike May takes his case to the Texas House
A Republican who lost his Houston-area race for a Texas House seat by 15 percentage points is formally contesting the result, arguing Harris County’s Election Day woes mean the outcome should be “declared void and a new election be ordered.”
Phelan is also directed by state law to appoint another House member as a “master of discovery,” who can throw out the contest by declaring it “frivolous.” May’s election challenge sparked outrage among Houston Democrats, including Rosenthal, who called it “more a political stunt than any type of serious complaint or concern.”
“The Republican candidate is attempting to alter a certified election with this baseless charge,” Evbagharu said. “Clearly, they’re running out of options in the election-attack playbook.”tweet“There were HUGE problems with the election in Harris Co, but frivolous election contests like this are a gift to Dems ,” McCaig tweeted. “The focus needs to be on the very real problems that occurred.
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