Texas Scorecard by Erin Anderson March 9, 2022
Republican officials reveal another 175 uncounted Election Day ballots were found last night.Following Tuesday’s resignation of embattled Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria (effective July 1), the Harris County Republican Party is pushing forward today with its lawsuit calling for independent oversight of key elections in May.
At a press conference Wednesday morning ahead of an emergency court hearing, party officials also revealed they’d just found another 175 ballots from Election Day that had not been counted, and they’re also asking the court to be able to count votes from those ballots.
“The Harris County Republican Party is going to take every step possible to protect the Harris County voters,” HCRP Chairman Cindy Siegel said.
Two more elections are scheduled before Longoria’s announced resignation date: May 7 local elections (which also includes two statewide ballot propositions and a state House special election) and May 24 primary runoffs.
“Without independent oversight, these elections are at risk,” State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) said at Wednesday’s press conference, adding that both Republicans and Democrats have “had enough.”
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