After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe itโs OK now
At rallies and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has been trying to assure Republican voters that casting ballots by mail and other forms of early voting are โall good options.โ.
With Election Day Around the Corner Here are a Few Tips You Need to Know Before You Vote
Election Day is Tuesday, November 7 and early voting is happening now through Friday, November 3. If you are planning on voting in person at any of the 701 polling locations across Harris County, we want to help you get prepared with everything you need to know.
GOP Harris County judge candidate contesting her loss after Election Day problems at polling sites
Democratic County Judge Lina Hidalgo beat Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer by more than 18,000 votes. An assessment of Election Day problems at polling sites โhas not yet revealedโ whether any voters were turned away.
Texas voter turnout fell from 2018. It was still higher than other midterms.
In Texas, 45.7% of the 17.7 million registered voters cast ballots in the 2022 midterm election. Thatโs 7.3 percentage points lower than the stateโs total turnout in 2018 but higher than in every other midterm election in the last 20 years.
Pct. 1 Constable Alan Rosen releases voter safety PSA ahead of Election Day
Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen released a Voter Safety and Integrity PSA to spread the word about the countyโs Elections Security Task Force, which was established to help ensure the safety of all voters and elections operations.
EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the stateโs elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than a printing error that was slowing the tally in one county.
Timeline: Inside Harris Countyโs history of delivering Election Day results
Itโs not uncommon for Harris County, the largest county in Texas, to experience some sort of delay in getting the final unofficial Election Day results from the electionโs office. In the State of Texas all counties are required to report unofficial final results by a 7:00 p.m. deadline (or within 24 hours of polls closing on Election Night). In recent years, the latest reporting was nearly 7:00 a.m. But thatโs still 12 hours shy of the deadline.
U.S. Department of Justice files suit against Texas over voting law saying SB 1 improperly restricts, harms voters
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and the Texas Secretary of State over voting procedures it deems restrictive that have been put into place by Texas Senate Bill 1, which was signed into law in September 2021.