Texas Supreme Court Allows Removal of Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office Ahead of November

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Harris County from overseeing the November election due to a new law.

A voter (R) shows his identification to a Harris County election clerk before voting in Houston, Texas, on July 14, 2020. David J. Phillip/AP Photo

The Harris County Elections Administrators’ office will not oversee the upcoming November election after the Texas Supreme Court on Aug. 22 denied a request to temporarily block a new law that effectively eliminates the position.

The ruling means Harris County Election Administrator Clifford Tatum’s job will effectively be abolished and his duties will be handed over to Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth and Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Ann Harris Bennett ahead of the election, according to the Houston Press.