John Scott, an attorney, has previously worked in the attorney general's office and recently served as Texas Secretary of State.
as an attempt to "overthrow the will of the people and disenfranchise the voters of our state." He has said the charges are based on "hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims."
Scott briefly joined former President Donald Trump's legal team last year as it challenged the 2020 election results, although he withdrew after three days. His appointment as Texas' elections chief troubled voting rights groups as it came amid pressure from Trump and Republican activists to perform an audit of elections even though Trump won the state by 300,000 votes.
Scott also served as deputy attorney general when Abbott was attorney general. As a state litigator, he defended Texas' strict voter ID law, which was allowed to take effect after years of court challenges by Democrats and minority rights groups.
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