How many monitors will be at polling places in Harris County as early voting for the mid-terms starts today.
Amid allegations about election security, as Harris County opens its polling places for early voting in the mid-terms today, election workers and local officials will be accompanied by
Rally speakers addressed the crowd about voters’ rights and allowed attendees to test polling technologies. Hidalgo’s block walk had canvassers coming out to knock on the doors of nearby residents. Despite the supportive turnout, there was slight disruption when a male attendee shouted his disapproval and a female attendee hit another woman.
Texas Civil Rights Project will partner with Common Cause Texas to deploy nonpartisan monitors to the polls. The organization is extending this assistance to Hidalgo and supports the request made to the Justice Department, said Senior Staff Attorney, James Slattery. Menefee characterizes the Secretary of State letter requesting more accounting of the 2020 election as attempted intimidation of this election. “It is important to understand that the state is establishing a pattern, they are attempting to undermine the work of local officials,” Menefee said. “If you think about it broadly, it is a part of a well-publicized national effort that is now rearing its ugly head here in Harris County.
If the Justice Department approves the request for federal assistance, it is expected that their monitors will arrive in the county in the next several days, Hidalgo said.
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