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Unless a judge intervenes, Harris County is expected to dissolve its elections administration office later this year. The duties of running elections will once again be split between the county’s tax assessor and clerk.

Several Harris County polling locations ran out of ballot paper and had technical issues on Election Day. Some election judges of both parties blame staff layoffs and poor training of Election Day workers for making those problems worse. 

After a rocky November election and multiple complaints from the Republican Party, the way Harris County voters vote could be changing, thanks to a handful of election-related bills that seemingly target the Houston area.

A five-month investigation by Houston Public Media found there were problems with Harris County’s elections that stretched over multiple years under the leadership of both parties, but little evidence that those problems may have tilted election outcomes.

Republicans are seeking fresh elections in nearly two dozen contests, alleging Election Day woes cost them thousands of votes, but a surge in Democratic registration and long-term demographic trends provide simpler explanations for GOP losses.

After an election marred by malfunctioning machines, long lines, and a shortage of paper ballots, Republicans are contemplating big changes.

Thanks to a delay in closing the polls and some tight races, the election of the Harris County Judge and two County Commissioner positions were too close to call in partial returns Tuesday night.

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Local officials and civil rights activists worry that the attorney general could be laying the groundwork for challenging another election.

The state's new "election integrity" law created headaches for voters, but the problems with election administration in Harris County run far deeper.