Governor Abbott Calls for Investigation of Harris County Elections

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Monday, called for an investigation into what he described as “widespread problems” with Harris County’s elections last Tuesday.

According to the Governor, voters in Harris County were frustrated by confusion and delays including missing keys, insufficient paper ballots in Republican precincts, and staffing problems.

“I’m calling on the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Texas Rangers to initiate investigations into allegations of improprieties in the way that the 2022 elections were conducted in Harris County,” said Governor Abbott. “The allegations of election improprieties in our state’s largest county may result from anything ranging from malfeasance to blatant criminal conduct. Voters in Harris County deserve to know what happened. Integrity in the election process is essential. To achieve that standard, a thorough investigation is warranted.”

Harris County election officials have said they are looking into what exactly went wrong.

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