Gov. Greg Abbott appointed John Scott as Secretary of State in October 2021, where he served in an interim capacity pending Senate confirmation. He is stepping down right before the legislative session when his appointment would have come up for debate.
His announcement comes a month before the start of the legislative session, when the Texas Senate would have considered his permanent appointment to the post. Scott becomes the third consecutive secretary of state appointed by Abbott not to be confirmed by the Senate, stretching back to 2018.Texas Secretary of State John Scott says our elections are secure, but he sometimes muddles that messageScott oversaw four statewide elections during his time as secretary of state.
Scott stepped into the role during tumultuous times for elections officials, with activists urged by Trump making unverified accusations of widespread voter fraud and harassing elections officials. Voting advocates immediately looked at Scott with a suspicious eye because he had briefly represented Trump in a challenge to the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Some activists who claimed widespread voter fraud in that election without any evidence went on to become Scott’s biggest critics.
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