Texas AG moves forward with last-ditch effort to block late-cast Harris County votes
Harris County Elections officials look over ballots in the central count area at NRG Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Houston.The Texas Attorney General's office is attempting a last-minute intervention to toss out 2,000 provisional ballots before a Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday to certify the November election.
Voters who were in line by 7 p.m. were able to vote normally, while those who arrived between 7 and 8 p.m. were allowed to cast provisional ballots. As in many jurisdictions around the country, determining the official final vote count in Harris County has been a slow, meticulous process.flipped in favor of Democratic incumbent DaSean Jones
First Assistant County Attorney Jonathan Fombonne wrote the Harris County Attorney's office was approving the agreement"based on the understanding that the Texas Supreme Court’s order does not prohibit the tabulating of those votes as long as the ballots themselves remain segregated."
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