A local elections administrator who has earned praise from state leaders is stepping down because of an ongoing dispute with the county's new judge.
The Tarrant County elections administrator announced he’s stepping down, saying his office has been politicized by the new county judge.
Garcia has been the county’s elections director since 2018. And during that time, he’s won praise from state officials for his work overseeing the voting process. O’Hare said the goal was to "ensure fair, secure and honest elections," despite a lack of evidence that election fraud was a problem in Tarrant County."Judge O’Hare, my formula to administer a ‘quality transparent election’ stands on respect and zero politics; compromising on these values is not an option for me. You made it clear that your formula is different. Thus, my decision is to leave," Garcia said in part in his resignation letter.Tarrant Co.
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