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Texas Secretary of State Says There' s Still Work To Be Done as Early Voting Nears
10/22/2022 1:29:00 AM Texas Secretary of State Says There' s Still Work To Be Done as Early Voting Nears
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Texas Secretary of State Says There's Still Work To Be Done as Early Voting Nears Texas Secretary of State John Scott is a guest on this week’s Lone Star Politics and says a lot of work has been done leading up to the polls opening. Here in North Texas, NBC 5 has spoken to elections administrators who said they are prepared for Decision 2022.“We are in a good spot. We got our poll workers, we got our supplies. The equipment has been tested, sealed, packed. It's being deployed right now, so we are where we are supposed to be at this point in time," said Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia. We have heard a lot about poll watchers who will be at polling locations. They have to be appointed and trained, and can’t talk to voters.“The poll watchers are entitled to have free movement within a polling place. The only exception to that free movement is they can’t watch a person voting their ballot, obviously, with one exception. If the election officials working at the location are physically assisting a voter to vote their ballot at the machine, then a poll watcher can observe that part of their process,” said Collin County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet. Read more:
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Online School Put US Kids Behind; Some Adults Have Regrets Here in North Texas, NBC 5 has spoken to elections administrators who said they are prepared for Decision 2022.The state's most populous county, which is home to Houston and leans Democratic, will have inspectors performing "randomized checks on election records” and observing "the handling and counting of ballots and electronic media," the Secretary of State's Office said.John Whitmire, the Democratic incumbent for Texas Senate District 15.Ryan Watts, breaking up a pass against West Virginia, has fit in with the Texas secondary after transferring from Ohio State. “We are in a good spot. We got our poll workers, we got our supplies. 13, 2020. The equipment has been tested, sealed, packed. Whitmire, 73, announced a year ago that he intends to run for mayor of Houston in 2023. It's being deployed right now, so we are where we are supposed to be at this point in time," said Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia. 20, 2022, 3:21 PM UTC By Summer Concepcion The Texas Secretary of State's Office has told the state’s most populous county that it will send inspectors there to observe vote counting during the November election. We have heard a lot about poll watchers who will be at polling locations. With both arms fully extended, he occupies plenty of airspace. They have to be appointed and trained, and can’t talk to voters. Harris County is home to Houston and leans Democratic. At a time when Republicans have consolidated power in the state Capitol, Whitmire, a Democrat, has somehow retained some measure of political clout. “The poll watchers are entitled to have free movement within a polling place. The only exception to that free movement is they can’t watch a person voting their ballot, obviously, with one exception. Ennis said preliminary findings in the secretary of state’s audit include “at least 14 locations where chain-of-custody documentation is lacking at best and missing at worst. If the election officials working at the location are physically assisting a voter to vote their ballot at the machine, then a poll watcher can observe that part of their process,” said Collin County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet. Dan Patrick has allowed Whitmire to keep his long-held chairmanship of the Senate’s criminal justice committee and a seat on the powerful finance committee. Early Voting begins on Monday, and runs through Nov.” Oct.” And fifth-year defensive end Ovie Oghoufo, another Big Ten expat from Notre Dame, said he “loves” Watts because he’s such a “ball player. 4. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. In a statement to NBC News, the Secretary of State's Office said it sends inspectors to many counties during state elections, including Harris County, citing Chapter 34 of the Texas Election Code . If re-elected, Gov. 8. IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES Oct. Taylor dismissed any criticism over the move, saying that any organization that attempts to cast it as"an attempt to sow distrust or intimidate voters" is"lying. 24 - First day of early voting Oct. “We have a lot of deferred maintenance, we have prisons that have horrible conditions, we don't have a mental health system that is functioning to help people in their communities,” Whitmire told the editorial board. And his value came into clear focus last Saturday during Texas’ 24-21 win over Iowa State. 28 - Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Nov. The review in Texas was launched last year after former President Donald Trump pushed Texas Gov. 4 - Last day of early voting Nov. 8 - Election Day and the last day to receive a ballot by mail that is not postmarked (7 p. The secretary of state’s office announced hours later that it had begun reviews in Dallas and Harris counties, the two largest Democratic counties, and Tarrant and Collin counties, the two largest Republican ones. He’s running to improve Texas’ failing infrastructure, with a particular focus on the state’s vulnerable electric grid in the wake of Winter Storm Uri in 2021.m.). Summer Concepcion. He’s done a great job. Nov. Both are keen observers who clearly understand the myriad factors contributing to rising crime rates across Harris County and Houston in the past two years — they mentioned the criminal case backlog in the courts and a lack of accountability for judges granting bonds to repeat violent offenders. 9 (5 p.m.) - Last day to receive a ballot by mail that was postmarked by 7 p. “I would listen and I would participate.m. But Watts demonstrated his value that afternoon due in part to his absence. on Nov. 8 This article tagged under: . Among his biggest accomplishments in the past decade are “smart-on-crime” reforms such as banning the biased “pick-a-pal” grand jury system and shepherding the Sandra Bland Act, which diverts mentally ill inmates toward treatment and requires independent investigations into jail deaths.