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Dems win another judicial race after final vote canvass in Harris County

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Some good Friday news. The result of a hotly contested race to replace a retiring Harris County judge has flipped from a narrow Republican win to a Democratic victory after the final set of ballots was reported. Official results published … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Elaine Palmer, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, Jeralynn Manor, judicial races, Michael Landrum, Nathan Milliron, Nicole Perdue, provisional ballots, Sonya Aston, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | 11 Comments

Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the subject of the following email I got in my inbox yesterday, and I can’t do any better than that for a post title. Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County Houston, Texas – Today, several losing Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Alexandra Mealer, Brian Staley, Bruce Bain, Chris Daniel, Christian Menefee, Christine Weems, Cory Sepolio, DaSean Jones, David Fleischer, District Clerk, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Elizabeth Buss, Erika Ramirez, Erin Lunceford, Genesis Draper, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Judge, HD135, Jon Rosenthal, Kelley Andrews, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Mark Goldberg, Mark Montgomery, Matthew Dexter, Michelle Fraga, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | 5 Comments

November 2022 mail ballot rejection report

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Still getting better, still some room to improve. The statewide ballot rejection rate dramatically reduced to 2.7 percent in the general election this fall after it had skyrocketed to six times that in the primaries following the introduction of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bell County, Bexar County, Dallas County, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Paul Bettencourt, provisional ballots, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | Comments Off

Judge assigned to hear election loser contest

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, a press release from Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee: Judge David Peeples will preside over the election contest filed by Republican candidate Erin Lunceford to void the results of her race for the 189th District Court in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Christian Menefee, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HD135, Jon Rosenthal, lawsuit, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, voter suppression | Comments Off

And now we have a judicial loser contesting the election

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Republicans did warn us they’d be sore losers. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County’s 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Andy Taylor, Bell County, Christian Menefee, Cindy Siegel, Election 2020, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Erin Lunceford, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HD135, Jane Robinson, Jon Rosenthal, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Mike May, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Tamika Craft, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, The Lege, voter suppression | 8 Comments

SCOTx allows provisional votes to be counted

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Good. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Harris County can include about 2,100 ballots cast during an extra hour of Election Day voting when officials certify the midterm results. But the state’s highest civil court also ordered Harris County … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Attorney General, Bell County, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, DaSean Jones, Election 2022, election contest, Election Day, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HCDP, judicial races, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Tami Pierce, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project | 10 Comments

Paxton sues to prevent some provisional votes from being counted

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

On brand. Always, always on brand. The Texas Attorney General’s office is attempting a last-minute intervention to toss out 2,000 provisional ballots before a Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday to certify the November election. The ballots in question were … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, Attorney General, DaSean Jones, Election 2022, Election Day, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HCDP, judicial races, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, provisional ballots, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Tami Pierce, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project | 2 Comments

DaSean Jones wins after provisional and cured mail ballots are counted

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure someone is going to throw a fit over this. The Harris County felony judge race for the 180th criminal state district court flipped Friday night in favor of incumbent DaSean Jones after new mail and provisional ballots were … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Beto O'Rourke, Commissioners Court, DaSean Jones, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, elections administrator, Gemayel Haynes, Harris County, judicial races, Lina Hidalgo, Porscha Brown, provisional ballots, Secretary of State, Tami Pierce, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

There were still ballots being counted yesterday

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I think they’re done now? It’s hard to say for sure from the story. With more than 1.1 million ballots cast, Harris County on Thursday still was counting ballots from Tuesday’s election. The county filed a request for an extension … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Andy Taylor, Clifford Tatum, Early Voting Ballot Board, Election 2022, elections administrator, electronic voting machines, emergency slot ballots, Harris County, lawsuit, paper ballots, provisional ballots, Supreme Court, Texas, turnout | 8 Comments

So what if anything will come of that SCOTx ruling on the extra voting time?

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I have no idea. The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday set the stage for a legal fight over whether to count ballots Harris County voters cast during an extended hour of voting ordered by a lower court. That lower court … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Bell County, Christian Menefee, Election 2022, Election Day, Harris County, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, provisional ballots, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, voter suppression | 1 Comment

Omnibus 2022 election results post

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It’s already midnight as I start writing this. I’m just going to do the highlights with the best information I have at this time. – Nationally, Dems are doing pretty well, all things considered. As of this writing, Dems had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adrian Garcia, Beto O'Rourke, bond referendum, bonds, CD15, CD28, CD34, Clifford Tatum, Commissioners Court, Congress, early voting, Election 2022, Election Day, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Judge, HD118, HD37, HD70, HD92, Houston, judicial races, lawsuit, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, provisional ballots, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 13 Comments

Cuellar officially wins CD28 runoff

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

All over now. A recount has confirmed U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, as the winner of his hard-fought primary runoff, according to the Texas Democratic Party. The recount wrapped up Tuesday, and Cuellar picked up eight votes, defeating progressive challenger … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD15, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Michelle Vallejo, provisional ballots, recount, runoff, Texas | Comments Off

Recount updates

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We have a winner in CD15. Today, after Wednesday’s manual recount of the votes in the CD-15 primary runoff election, the Texas Democratic Party announced that Michelle Vallejo has secured enough votes to earn the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress … Continue reading →

Here come the recounts

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. Progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros announced Monday she will request a recount in the hard-fought Democratic primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, after she finished 281 votes behind him. Another Democrat in a key South Texas congressional … Continue reading →

Cuellar claims victory in CD28

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

He has a bigger lead now than he did on Election Night. With every vote counted in a fiercely contested South Texas Democratic primary runoff, longtime congressman Henry Cuellar was 281 votes ahead of progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros. Cuellar declared … Continue reading →

Vallejo claims victory in CD15 runoff

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Her opponent demurs, but it probably doesn’t matter. Michelle Vallejo declared victory Wednesday in the Democratic primary runoff for the national battleground 15th Congressional District in South Texas. Her declaration came eight days after election night, when she emerged with … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD15, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Henry Cuellar, Hidalgo County, Jessica Cisneros, Jim Wells County, Michelle Vallejo, provisional ballots, recount, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Texas | 1 Comment

We won’t know the official status of the two super close runoffs until next week

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The CD28 race is not done with us. Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration attorney trailing longtime Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar by 177 votes in a blockbuster South Texas runoff, said Thursday that ballots are still being counted and a final … Continue reading →

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

What the Early Voting Ballot Board does

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

They were especially important this year. In the wake of the Nov. 3 general election, the air is filled with an overwhelming amount of disinformation about vote counting, specifically as it relates to mail ballots and provisional ballots. In Michigan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Early Voting Ballot Board, Election 2020, Harris County, provisional ballots, Texas | 2 Comments

Harris County posts updated election results

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Twitter: . That won’t affect most races, and it probably does not affect any Harris-County specific races. But if provisional ballots are like that statewide, it could affect larger, close elections. I’m particularly watching Chief Justice for the 14th … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Amparo Guerra, Austin County, Brazoria County, CD07, Chambers County, Colorado County, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Gina Calanni, Grimes County, Harris County, HD132, HD135, Jane Robinson, Joe Biden, Jon Rosenthal, judicial races, Lizzie FLetcher, Mike Schofield, Military and Overseas Voting Empowerment Act, President, provisional ballots, Terry Adams, Texas, The Lege, Tracy Christopher, Waller County, Washington County | 1 Comment

Tarrant County has gone (tentatively) blue

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

At the Presidential level, with votes still being counted. Though President Donald Trump has been declared the winner in Texas, former Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead with the latest results in Tarrant County. Biden had a 427 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged absentee ballots, Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Joe Biden, President, provisional ballots, redistricting, Sheriff, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 1 Comment

Followup omnibus Election Day post

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Wanted to clear up some loose ends from the late night/early morning post and add a couple of things I’d missed the first time around. I’ll have a longer “thoughts and reactions” post probably tomorrow. – The district results from … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, absentee ballots, Amparo Guerra, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Congress, curbside voting, early voting, First Court of Appeals, Galveston, Harris County, HD132, HD134, HD135, Jane Robinson, President, provisional ballots, SBOE, SD19, Senate, Tamika Craft, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, turnout, Veronica Rivas-Molloy | 4 Comments

Not everyone will be sending in their mail ballot

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I get this. Samina Mirza had read enough in the news about U.S. Postal Service delays that she decided there was no way she’d trust the mail to deliver her ballot to Harris County election officials on time. The 70-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, coronavirus, drop off boxes, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, provisional ballots, Texas, US Postal Service | 6 Comments

You periodic reminder that every vote matters

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

2020 Republican primaries edition. One vote still separates second and third place in the GOP primary for Texas House District 47, but a revised total released Wednesday pushed Justin Berry ahead of Don Zimmerman for the final spot in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Don Zimmerman, Election 2020, HD47, Jennifer Fleck, Justin Berry, primaries, provisional ballots, recount, runoff, Texas, The Lege, Travis County | 2 Comments

District H status

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The closest election we had on Saturday remains unsettled. Just a dozen votes separate Houston City Council District H contenders Karla Cisneros and Isabel Longoria, and it may come down to an undetermined number of provisional, overseas and military ballots … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged absentee ballots, District H, Election 2019, Harris County Clerk, Houston, Houston City Council, Isabel Longoria, Karla Cisneros, provisional ballots, recount, runoff | 1 Comment

HD108 recount begins

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I believe this is the last un-conceded race. The recount for an extremely tight Dallas County race between incumbent Republican Morgan Meyer and Democratic challenger Joanna Cattanach will begin Tuesday. “We appreciate all of the notes of support and emails, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Election 2018, HD108, Joanna Cattanach, Morgan Meyer, provisional ballots, recount, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Ortiz Jones concedes in CD23

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Thus endeth that race. Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones conceded Monday in her challenge to U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, ensuring a third term for Hurd in his perennial battleground district. “While we came up short this time, we ran a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bexar County, CD23, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, Gina Ortiz Jones, Medina County, provisional ballots, Texas, Will Hurd | 8 Comments

An update on the close races

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Good news from Harris County. Fresh tallies of absentee and provisional ballots narrowed state Rep. Dwayne Bohac’s margin over Democrat Adam Milasincic to 47 votes, while incumbent Republican Mike Schofield of Katy trailed Democratic challenger Gina Calanni by 113 votes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adam Milasincic, CD23, Collin County, Congress, Dallas County, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2018, Gina Calanni, Gina Ortiz Jones, Harris County, HD108, HD132, HD138, HD66, Joanna Cattanach, Matt Shaheen, Medina County, Mike Schofield, Morgan Meyer, provisional ballots, recount, Sharon Hirsch, Texas, The Lege, Will Hurd | Comments Off

Ortiz Jones requests more time for provisional ballots

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

She did not succeed, however. A Bexar County judge denied a request by Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, who trails incumbent Republican Will Hurd by a few hundred votes in the race for the most competitive congressional district in Texas, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, CD23, Congress, Election 2018, Gina Ortiz Jones, provisional ballots, recount, Texas, Will Hurd | Comments Off

CD23 update

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the last day to cure a provisional ballot. In the meantime, the counting goes on in the closest Texas Congressional race. Election officials in 29 Texas counties are furiously counting outstanding votes in the Congressional District 23 election, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adam Milasincic, Bexar County, CD23, Congress, Department of Motor Vehicles, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2018, Gina Calanni, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD108, HD132, HD138, Joanna Cattanach, Mike Schofield, Morgan Meyer, provisional ballots, recount, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, Will Hurd | 1 Comment

How many recounts might there be?

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

More than one, is my guess. On Wednesday, Dallas state Rep. Morgan Meyer, a Republican, tweeted that he was “honored and grateful” voters had decided to send him back to the Texas Legislature for another term in office. But his … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adam Milasincic, CD23, Congress, Dwayne Bohac, Election 2018, Gina Calanni, Gina Ortiz Jones, HD108, HD132, HD138, HD66, Joanna Cattanach, Matt Shaheen, Mike Schofield, Morgan Meyer, provisional ballots, recount, Sharon Hirsch, Texas, The Lege, Will Hurd | 4 Comments

The CD23 race isn’t quite over yet

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I believe it is highly unlikely that the outcome in CD23 will change from the current close win for Rep. Will Hurd, but we are not done counting the votes just yet. The Texas congressional race between incumbent Republican Will … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, CD23, Congress, El Paso, Election 2016, Election 2018, Gina Ortiz Jones, Maverick County, Medina County, Pete Gallego, polls, provisional ballots, recount, Texas, turnout, Val Verde County, Will Hurd | 1 Comment

Today is the last day to cure a provisional ballot

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

If you voted provisionally during the primary because you did not have an accepted form of ID in your possession when you voted, you need to “cure” your provisional ballot in order for it to be counted. From the inbox: … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ann Harris Bennett, Election 2018, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, primaries, provisional ballots, voter ID | Comments Off

Chris Suprun’s eventful year in voting

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

How weird is this? The self-described “voting addict” was an apparent casualty of the confusion amid legal wrangling over the state’s 2011 voter ID law. Now, [Texas Republican elector Chris] Suprun is calling for courts to clarify the rules once … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Christopher Suprun, Election 2016, Electoral College, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, lawsuit, President, provisional ballots, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voter ID, Voting Rights Act | 2 Comments

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