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According to the State, the objective of S.B. 1750 is to improve the competency of the person assigned to administer elections in Texas counties with a population of more than 3.5 million. | According to the State, the objective of S.B. 1750 is to improve the competency of the person assigned to administer elections in Texas counties with a population of more than 3.5 million. | ||
Based on the facts before it during the last legislative session, there was a reasonable basis for the Legislature to believe that the elected county clerk in Harris County was more competent to administer the 2024 primary and general elections than the appointed elections administrator. | Based on the facts before it during the last legislative session, there was a reasonable basis for the Legislature to believe that the elected county clerk in Harris County was more competent to administer the upcoming 2024 primary and general elections than the appointed elections administrator. | ||
However, there was and is no factual basis for believing that, as a general rule, elected county clerks in Texas counties with a population of more than 3.5 million are more competent to administer elections than an appointed elections administrator. | However, there was and is no factual basis for believing that, as a general rule, elected county clerks in Texas counties with a population of more than 3.5 million are more competent to administer elections than an appointed elections administrator. | ||