How Texas lawmakers are going after Harris County — and only Harris County — on four fronts
and hand that authority to the elected County Clerk and Tax Assessor.
SB 823: Allow the Texas secretary of state to suspend an appointed county elections administrator, and appoint a replacement, if there’s “good cause to believe that a recurring pattern of problems with election administration exists.” The bill outlines five causes for suspension, all targeted at Harris County.
SB 1750: eliminate Harris County’s elections administrator position and return the responsibilities to the elected tax assessor collector and county clerk. SB 1911: Hike legal penalties for election officials who intentionally obstruct or fail to deliver election supplies in a timely manner; make it a felony, up from a Class A misdemeanor, to reveal election results before the polls close.
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