Austin candidates say bad advice from city cost them election funding
Ryan Alter and José Velásquez lost a legal challenge seeking to force the city to include them in the split of cash from a city election fund.
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Ryan Alter and José Velásquez lost a legal challenge seeking to force the city to include them in the split of cash from a city election fund.
A district court judge and the Texas Supreme Court issued opposing rulings that left many confused about voting rules. The Texas county’s election results could hinge on whether ballots cast after 7 p.m. will be included in the final tally.
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered Harris County election officials to separate out ballots cast during an extra hour of voting that had been granted by a lower court.
After several polling places opened late, a state district judge ordered voting locations in the state’s most populous counties to stay open until 8 p.m.
Under Texas law, voters who possess one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID must present that ID at the polls