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Texas gives state the authority to overturn elections in Houston - Ombligo - 05-03-2023
The GOP-controlled Texas Senate on Tuesday passed a proposal allowing the state to overturn elections in Harris County, home to the state’s most populous city Houston.
The legislation penalizes county officials for running out of ballot paper at some voting sites in the 2022 election, the Houston Chronicle reported. Still, more importantly, it gives Republican Gov. Greg Abbott “precedent-setting” power to undo election results.
The measure would give Abbott’s appointed secretary of state the authority to hold a new election in the county if it runs out of paper at 2% or more of its polling sites for more than an hour, the newspaper noted.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-senate-approves-bill-allow-183154752.html
DeSantis just removes the elected officials from office and appoints who he likes.
Re: Texas gives state the authority to overturn elections in Houston - AllGold - 05-03-2023
Great. More anti-democratic B.S. from anti-democratic Republican state legislatures and governors.
Re: Texas gives state the authority to overturn elections in Houston - pdq - 05-03-2023
I would say this would never survive a Supreme Court challenge, but....
Re: Texas gives state the authority to overturn elections in Houston - jonny - 05-03-2023
Methinks blank ballot delivery is going to get very complicated in Houston next year.
Re: Texas gives state the authority to overturn elections in Houston - Rolando - 05-07-2023
Time for Houston/Harris County to Secede from Texas!
Greater Houston 2021 GDP $463M
https://www.statista.com/statistics/183830/gdp-of-the-greater-houston-metro-area/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20real%20gross,to%20463.23%20billion%20U.S.%20dollars.
Texas 2021 GDP $1,888M