Texas A.G. Paxton: Poll Watchers Must Be Permitted to Observe Ballot Counting
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 8:
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a brief in the Texas Supreme Court arguing that under the Texas Election Code, county election officials must permit poll watchers to observe the counting of ballots. Attorney General Paxton's friend-of-the-court brief comes in response to a lawsuit alleging that the Travis County Central Counting Station is violating Texas law by excl . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a brief in the Texas Supreme Court arguing that under the Texas Election Code, county election officials must permit poll watchers to observe the counting of ballots. Attorney General Paxton's friend-of-the-court brief comes in response to a lawsuit alleging that the Travis County Central Counting Station is violating Texas law by excl . . .