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Harris County voter outreach proposal sparks another fight with Texas Republicans

The county plans to ID eligible voters and send them registration forms. GOP officials say it’s an end-run around state law.

The Texas Tribune

Texas will send inspectors to monitor 2024 elections in Harris County

An audit by the Texas Secretary of State’s Office found improved elections procedures, but the office is sending monitors because of past problems.

The Texas Tribune

Texas voter registrations challenged

Conservative groups and individual activists have targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility

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Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations

Conservative groups and individual activists have targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility. But state and federal protections are in place.

The Texas Tribune

Democrats need to act swiftly to nominate a new presidential candidate for the Texas ballot

After Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the Democratic Party could select a new nominee during its national convention Aug. 19-22, just in time for the nominee to appear on the Texas ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Arizona election worker accused of stealing security keys that access vote-counting machines

Temporary election worker Walter Ringfield Jr. was charged with theft and criminal damage after allegedly taking a security fob and key that allows access to ballot tabulation machines

The Independent UK

Texas conservatives want to end countywide voting. The costs could be high.

More than 80% of the state’s registered voters can cast their ballot anywhere in the county on election day. Scrapping that option could lead to disenfranchisement, experts say.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas tells local election officials to stop releasing information that exposes how some people vote

The emergency guidance from the secretary of state comes after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed the choices some voters make can later be identified through legally available records.

The Texas Tribune

Texas officials compromised ballot secrecy as they increased election transparency

In limited instances, the choices some Texas voters make can later be identified using public, legally available data.

The Texas Tribune

In one Texas county, elections officials shoulder new costs and burdens to appease skeptics

Brazos County election officials are responding to demands from skeptical residents by expanding hand counts and ordering special paper.

The Texas Tribune

‘Mischief and problems’: rightwing activists ramp up drive to hand-count ballots

Mike Lindell and fellow influencers have hit the road since Donald Trump’s 2020 loss, threatening chaos for the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems

A California-based vendor of election services is charging several Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees

The Independent UK

Exodus of election officials in one county rings alarm for US democracy

High turnover in the election office in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, exacerbated human errors, fueling anger and distrust – and is emblematic of a larger crisis facing elections

The Guardian - US

Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election

Tax cuts were a major legislative priority for Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor cannot certify the election results until the challenges are resolved.

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‘The poison continues to spread’: legal losses fail to quell election denial hotbed

Cochise county, Arizona, has been convulsed by the actions of two Republican supervisors who questioned the integrity of elections and faces huge legal costs

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail

The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.

The Texas Tribune

GOP donor, voter fraud activist is a finalist to run elections in Tarrant County

Karen Wiseman previously sued former election administrator Heider Garcia and participated in a right-wing group’s search for 2020 voter fraud. She’s one of the three finalists, none of whom have experience running elections.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate revives effort to make illegal voting a felony

Lawmakers lowered the penalty to a misdemeanor in 2021, but then almost immediately began discussing raising it back.

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Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

The Guardian - US

US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting

Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020

Salon

Flynn group probes election "weaknesses"

MAGA group is trying to "manipulate the machinery of election administration," advocate warns

Chicago Sun-Times

Unfounded election fraud accusations pour in to Illinois officials

As they’ve done across the nation, conspiracy theorists have inundated Illinois election officials with form letters demanding voter records and threatening lawsuits.

Salon

Trumpers attack — with record requests

Election workers face "coordinated" onslaught of requests for documents fueled by Trump's claims of fraud

Salon

Trumpers weaponize election records

"It is happening all over the country," election official says. "County officials are drowning"

The Texas Tribune

Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say

Attorney general’s opinion invites lawsuits over long-established ballot security and sets up election officials for possible criminal charges.

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