Local elections administrators from across Texas received a shout-out from the state’s top election official at their annual meeting this week. On Tuesday, Texas Secretary of State John Scott addressed members of the Texas Association of Elections Administrators at...
Texans are getting their first look at results of the state’s 2020 election audit. The initial findings, released today, hold few surprises. On Friday, Texas Secretary of State John Scott released a progress report on Phase 1 of the state’s “full forensic audit” of...
Texas’ newly appointed chief election official provided voters in Collin County with a progress report this week on the state’s ongoing partial audit of the November 2020 election—efforts bolstered by $4 million in funding announced today for a new Election Audit...
Today, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Fort Worth attorney John Scott as Texas’ new secretary of state, filling a five-month vacancy in the position. The secretary serves as the state’s chief election officer and chief international protocol officer, as well as the...
On Thursday, Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF), Grassroots America – We The People (GAWTP), and the True Texas Project (TTP) filed a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State John Scott, challenging the recently passed constitutional amendment known as...
Republicans in one of the most conservative counties in Texas are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to audit the November 2020 general election. On October 19, members of the Collin County Republican Party’s executive committee adopted a resolution demanding Abbott “act...
Last week, the Texas secretary of state’s office announced it had launched a “full and comprehensive forensic audit” of the 2020 general election in four Texas counties: Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin. On Tuesday, the secretary’s office provided new details about...
On Thursday evening, the Texas Secretary of State’s office announced it is conducting a “full and comprehensive forensic audit” of the 2020 general election in four Texas counties. The full statement read: Under existing Texas laws, the Secretary of State has the...
In a public hearing on a resolution to secure Texas votes, the state’s top election official confirmed to lawmakers that electronic ballots cast in Texas never leave the United States, contradicting claims that votes are being counted—and changed—overseas. During...
A group of Texas state senators has filed seven key bills to protect election integrity, a top legislative priority for Texas Republican activists that was designated an emergency item by Gov. Greg Abbott over a month ago. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston)...
As election integrity concerns continue to dominate the nation, Texas’ top law enforcement agency said Democrat officials in the state’s most populous county failed to follow the law when creating a new county elections office and appointing an administrator. The...
Republican lawmakers have filed legislation to stop Texas election officials from sending voters unsolicited mail-ballot applications after a Democrat official in the state’s most populous county tried to send ballot applications to every registered voter—eligible or...
As voters across Texas began heading to the polls this week, turning out in record numbers to early vote in-person, local election officials received a reminder that masks are not mandated inside polling places. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter...
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State officials are launching an investigation into alleged voter fraud after receiving a citizen complaint about mail-ballot harvesting in Harris County. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office notified local resident Colleen Vera earlier this week that they are...
A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that a state law requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration cannot be enforced, affirming lower court decisions that the law is unconstitutional and preempted by federal statute. Judges with the U.S....
Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic prompted Wylie officials to postpone the city’s May elections until November. Wylie City Council voted 6-0 last Thursday to move its previously scheduled regular and special municipal elections to the November 3 general election...
Texas officials won a key voting-process decision this week when a federal appellate court ruled against voters suing the state over its voter registration system. Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2018 district court judgment...
Texas’ voter registration process relies upon an honor system. The state does not require voter registration applicants to provide proof of citizenship, nor do state officials independently verify their citizenship status. The exact number of noncitizens on the voter...
A coalition of leftist groups who oppose verifying that Texas voters are U.S. citizens has pushed senate Democrats to block confirmation of the state’s top election official, hoping to stop his efforts to maintain secure elections. In a February 21 letter, the...
