The Texas Secretary of State's Office now has the ability to take over elections in Harris County, with the next one taking place on Nov. 7.
The Texas Secretary of State's Office has the authority to take over elections in Harris County now that laws passed during this year's Texas legislative session are in effect.
The other significant law that went into effect Friday as it relates to Harris County elections is Senate Bill 1750.It eliminates the position of elections administrator, which was held by Clifford Tatum, and returns oversight of the process to the county clerk and tax assessor. They explained how both bills were originally written, as well as filed, to include more than just Harris County, but explained why the final version wound up including only one.
Harris County had issues in last year's primary with missing ballots and counting delays, and then in the midterms experienced long lines, not enough paper at booths, and faulty machines.
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