Texas Lege could take rare step to eliminate Harris County's elections administrator position
The bill abolishing the Harris County elections administrator position, authored by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, already has made its way through the full Senate and a House committee. With the legislative session entering its final days, the measure could be approved by the House, then sent to the governor's desk.
It would not be the first time the Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate a position in just one county. "I'm hesitant to say it has never happened before, but we don't know of a previous case in which the Legislature directly abolished a county position in a particular county," Seaborn said.How Texas lawmakers are going after Harris County — and only Harris County — on four fronts
The move does not reflect the will of the voters, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said in a statement. The ballot shortage was not the county's only issue on Election Day; a state district judge ordered the county's polls to stay open an additional hour after some voting locations opened late because of equipment failures.keeping polls open an hour later in 2018, when elections were run by former County Clerk Stan Stanart, a Republican.French said Harris County has proven itself willing to remove an elections administrator when necessary.
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