Public information requests flood Harris County election offices as midterm elections near

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Election Day is a short six weeks away, but Harris County elections offices are not only preparing for you to cast your ballot.

Election Day is a short six weeks away. But Harris County election offices are not only preparing for you to cast your ballot, they are also working to answer hundreds of public information requests.

The opinion came out more than a month ago. In it, the attorney general wrote that the public has a right to public records from elections offices, as long as how an individual voted is not released.Here are the numbers. Cindy Siegel is the chair of the Harris County Republican party and sits on the county's election commission. She understands voters want information from their public officials.

Siegel's Democratic counterpart is Odus Evbagharu. He said he fears the requests are not just about transparency but are the result of much larger issues.

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