One attorney called the bill 'reprehensible' and 'discriminatory,' saying it only applies to the largest and most diverse county in Texas.
After the election,, challenging the results. One case has been tossed out by the judge, and the others are still pending.
The bill would give the governor's elections appointee the power to overturn the election results and call for a new vote.He calls the bill "discriminatory" since it only applies to Harris County, the largest and most diverse of 254 Texas counties, and he's threatening to sue if it passes. "There's been room for improvement in Harris County elections for a very long time," Menefee continued. "But it wasn't until you started to see diverse people in charge of Harris County government that all of a sudden they want to have a criminal investigation. All of a sudden, they want to try to empower someone in Austin to overturn the results of Harris County elections.
ABC13 talked to Republican State Senator Mayes Middleton, who sponsored the bill. His district includes Galveston and part of Harris County. Middleton says Harris County is being targeted because "election officials failed to do the most basic thing - provide voters with enough paper ballots in some 16% of the polling places."
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