The state’s biggest county has no central system for tracking problems, so it still can’t say how many polling places opened late, ran out of paper or worked just fine.
“Voters in Harris County deserve to know what happened,” Gov. Abbott said in part of a press release statement. "Integrity in the election process is essential. To achieve that standard, a thorough investigation is warranted."
The final day of voting in the 2022 midterms unfolded Tuesday without major disruptions or widespread problems, a relatively trouble-free end to the first nationwide election since a campaign of claims began attacking public confidence in the way ballots are cast and counted.