The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Harris County’s request for an emergency order to block a law that would remove election operations from the Harris County Election Administrator's Office and effectively abolish Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum 's job. A Travis County District court decision to grant an...
Tuesday's court ruling places election operation responsibilities in the hands of elected county officials for now.The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Harris County’s request for an emergency order to block a law that would remove election operations from the Harris County Election Administrator's Office and effectively abolish Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum 's job.
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee initially filed the lawsuit against the state, claiming that the law violated the Texas Constitution as it targeted only Harris County by citing its population size. Menefee argued that nearly half of Texas counties use an election administrator to run elections, including nine out of the 10 largest counties.
These problems led Republican lawmakers to pass legislation such as Senate Bill 1750, which limits the county’s autonomy in local elections. Harris County Republican candidates who lost their respective races also used the"botched election" as a reason to file 21 election contest lawsuits.
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