HD140 32.14% 67.86% From the County Attorneys press release, they may take awhile to be resolved. .race_header.green { 2023-00841; Tami Pierce v. Judge DaSean Jones. HD135 39.89% 57.75% 2.36% HD139 28.15% 71.85% } This has no effect on the other challenges filed by other losing losers, as legislative contests are heard in the House while these others will be argued in a courtroom. Beto versus Abbott Theyre lower overall because there are no third party candidates in these races, and that lack of mostly Libertarians does seem to be better for the Republicans than the Democrats. HD127 40,320 24,703 .race_header.republican { HD134 44.28% 55.72% Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291 Sartaj Bal is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD138 32,276 24,389 Tony Thurmond faces little opposition for a second term as California schools superintendent, but critics question how much he has accomplished. HD131 18.64% 79.15% 2.21% Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff Judge Fleischer is represented by John Raley. HD146 8,914 32,076 990 0 Any suggestion that the Harris County Elections Administrators Office lacks transparency is false, it said. Neither he nor Ted Heap seems to have gotten any better at math or more truthful in general, so most likely this will play out in similar fashion. .top_disclaimer { HD128 31,566 13,692 1,110 Note that as yet, not a single person has been identified as someone who showed up at a voting center on Election Day, was actually unable to cast a ballot while there because of paper issues, left before the problem was resolved, was unable to go to any of the 750 other voting locations in the county, and ultimately did not cast a ballot. HD129 59.21% 40.79% No big mystery here. A provision in the Texas Constitution states that no charter or any ordinance passed under said charter shall contain any provision inconsistent with the Constitution of the State, or of the general laws enacted by the Legislature of this State.. However, state law does not prevent the county from providing the records, but rather gives the county discretion to decide. But a little-noticed, hour-long session in a small conference room at the Marriott could very well be more consequential for the state GOP this election. This is the state house district in which I ran back in 2018 and 2020. JP6 22.21% 70.15% 5.65% 1.98% padding-left: 0; I was all set to have a peaceful weekend when I came across a press release from Commissioner Ellis office on Friday afternoon about this. color: white; Better statewide races. While the substance of this proposed charter amendment conflicts with multiple substantive provisions of state law, this mandamus proceeding concerns a procedural problem: the charter amendment plainly violates Texas laws longstanding prohibition on municipal charter amendments that contain more than one subject, Stone wrote. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } And as you can see, while there is that dip in percentage that we have discussed for the county criminal courts, it bounces right back for the probate courts. I dont know how this will play out in the courts Im not optimistic for the Ground Game Texas folks, Ill say that much but even a favorable ruling may not help, as I would expect the Lege to weigh in as well, on the side of the opponents. To get those appointments, attorneys gained favor with the judges by doing everything fromcontributingto their campaigns to bringing tacos for courtroom staff. Alexander Mealer is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD142 8,641 25,030 1,043 } JP8 63.98% 36.02%, Dist Hegar Dudding Lib CC4 107,284 129,131 6,533 Alexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. Two more things: One is that the undervote rate was higher in judicial races. The Republican Party would not disclose its goals for recruited candidates, other than as many as possible. The story goes into detail about how absurdly vague the provisions are, which could put a whole lot of election administrators in solidly red counties in danger if something goes wrong, as things sometimes do. HD142 28.89% 71.09% 0.02% HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616 HD149 39.55% 60.45% 2003 298,110 955,205 31.21%, Year Houston Harris Share The April workshop and virtual event in July had at least 100 attendees each. HD146 22.29% 77.71% This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. Paxton encouraged his supporters to launch a pressure campaign and flood the court with calls and emails demanding,unsuccessfully, thatthey reverse the decision. But Rusty Hicks, chairperson of the California Democratic Party, said he sees some within the Republican Party using this really challenging moment in our history to further divide the state for political gain. Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. All of that was discussed in the story as well, so go read the rest. color: black; 1. ====================== 14 Cause No. Whereas it is often the case that top-of-the-ticket races help turnout for down-ballot races, we also believe that local races could be just as big a motivator for many to drive turnout. But according to Steel, running for school board in regular elections is a better use of time for candidates than recalls which can be powerful at times, but are often short-sighted. .widget-row { font-weight: 500; HD127 57.86% 39.41% 2.73% Morgan Polikoff, an associate professor at USCs Rossier School of Education, said while there are legitimate concerns about how school boards handled the pandemic, partisan influence can sometimes turn toxic and isnt politically beneficial, either. He knows this. For the First and Fourteenth, those counties are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington. I figure its just a matter of time before incumbent DA draws a primary challenger or two, so well want to keep an eye on her fundraising totals. It is not fair for the voters to tell us to break the law. If we can get the baseline vote to be closer, that could be enough to push some people over the top. .leg-hnt-section-title { In a statement, Menefee confirmed his office will file a lawsuit against Hegar. $('.showResponses').hide(); California Republicans rally at their state convention, hoping to win a statewide office for the first time since 2006 and help the GOP retake control of Congress. .results_row td { Last in line for the state courts are the Family Courts, also in numerical order. display: flex; Odus will serve through the end of this month, and the next CEC meeting on March 19 will be when his successor is named. Rep. Allred may see it differently, but I think hes not likely to make this leap. My post about the HD135 election contest ran on December 3, so it was filed at least one day before then. width: 50px; The other difference is that the surplus in Harris and Fort Bend far exceeded the deficit from the eight bad counties, and all ten candidates won. The Harris County Republican Party and its Chair Cindy Siegel are also named in the lawsuit. What I would hope is that these efforts actually engage seriously with issues that matter to voters and not on sort of manufactured stuff about transgender athletes, or pick a topic, that these culture wars that conservative candidates in other places are running on, Polikoff said. Thats the subject of the following email I got in my inbox yesterday, and I cant do any better than that for a post title. Harris ( Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 52. HD135 17,156 22,790 Im sure each and every one of you are happy with what you drew, right? Lt. Gov. You can also contribute to any candidate you like directly just google them or find their campaign Facebook page to get to a suitable Donate link for them. I think theres a real demand that this power structure is challenged and overturned, and thats what were seeing right now, Steel said. How awful it was for democracy that these swarms of Democratic voters were mindlessly hitting one button and putting all these non-judges onto our benches. font-size: 12px; font-weight: 300; I want to know what the next Chair intends to do about that. Im running because I want to make sure that parents have a voice on the board, and to preserve the rights of a parent. Beto versus the spread Elizabeth Buss is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Nuff said. .votebox-results-metadata-p { They added that Cruz would make additional staff hires during that period and that hes already started raising money, including revamping completely the small-dollar operation. Cruz currently has $3.4 million cash on hand. Thats where mailers come in handy, and they can cost anywhere from $10,000 in a smaller district to $40,000 in a large one. Not too surprisingly, what we see in all three of these races ismore votes for the Republican candidate and fewer votes for the Democrat across the precincts, with a couple of exceptions here and there. .race_header { All of the information the City has to provide will be included in the City Managers presentation today to City Council, the Denton Police Department media relations team said in an email Tuesday. .clearfix { Mealer 356,684 621,482 0 188,512 You may also recall the vast hand-wringing campaign about the scurrilous effects of straight-ticket voting in those years, in which Democrats swept Harris County. Progressive groupslast month submitted roughly 38,000 petition signatures to get the proposedcharter amendmentincluded on the May municipal election ballot, a move San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segoviasigned off on last week. Some 64% of voters in the city of 34,000 people approved the decriminalization initiative. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? What you see above is the range for each, so the vote deficit for these counties goes from 105K to 112K. background-color: #003388; } 2023-01076; Aaron Adams v. Judge LaShawn Williams. Judge Horwitz is represented by John Raley. overflow: hidden; HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43% After that, senators serve four-year terms for the rest of the decade. The two both Democrats in the nonpartisan race spent $60 million combined. .leg-hnt-leadership-title { HD139 11,536 31,304 1,246 . June 16, 2022. I dont expect the candidates for HCDP Chair to have fully formed answers to these problems, but I do hope they agree that these are urgent matters and deserve attention. This amendment would extend the Commission's authority to impose the same standards on all judicial candidates as it does for those who are already judges, therefore ensuring all candidates for judicial positions are treated equally. HD129 38,729 24,583 Protect your nonprofit, nonpartisan state news. Republican criminal court candidates, at both the district and county levels, actually got more votes on average than their civil court counterparts, while the Democrats in those races got fewer votes than their civil court colleagues. I really wish I could make that happen. max-height: 580px; More than 20lawsuitsfrom losing Republican candidates have also been filed against the county, citing those problems and seeking a redo of the election. JP4 173,381 126,119 In a unanimous vote on Thursday, Bell County commissioners agreed to file a lawsuit against Killeen over the citys adoption of Proposition A, the ballot measure that was approved by voters in November to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen. In a few cases you can see a greater number of third-party votes, which can explain a part of a Democratic vote decline, but again the overall effect is too small to be generally explanatory. 2504 Rusk St. #110 JP3 35,923 42,332 I dont know what else to say. I think the Trib story contains the most relevant bit of information: The Election Day problems were unlikely to have been substantial enough to swing the results of the Harris County judges race, according to Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University. A person close to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro said that he is weighing a run. JP4 166,204 128,604 7,578 Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan, whose chamber amended the bill to include the lower penalty, rejected the idea when it was first floated during a series of 2021 special sessions. HD137 8,263 12,428 646 HD126 63.38% 36.62% The Y-axis is the percentages. In another race, Siegel and Republican judicial candidate Tami Pierce fired off a lawsuit against Democrat DaSean Jones, claiming the incumbent 180th criminal district court judge should be thrown off the ballot for not signing his own ballot application. He also reaffirmed that the odor of marijuana wasnt initiating probable cause and search and seizure issues, though it was part of the process in some cases. We all know that Lina received very little in campaign contributions, especially compared to Mealer. HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% It would be better if they didnt feel the need to try, as theres a perfectly good alternative already in place. HD134 28,262 51,502 1,828 HD140 5,904 13,079 This one was particularly unserious, and the resolution shows how weak it was. HD129 58.28% 38.03% 2.50% 1.19% The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. Hidalgos office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. } And three San Francisco school board members were recalled in February. Im pretty sure Ive expressed this sentiment before, but if I had the power and the funds Id order a study, to try to identify these voters and ask them why they did what they did. He was the author of recent conservative victories like the Texas Heartbeat Act, Election Integrity Reform, and the legislation to ban Critical Race Theory in our schools. No one cares about that, but because it is a story about 2024 and Ted Cruz will be running for re-election to the Senate in 2024, it contains the following bits of speculation about who might run against him: Cruzs focus on his Senate bid follows a tough 2018 reelection fight against former Democratic Rep. Beto ORourke, who lost by 2.6 points. Since attorneys earned a flat fee per case, the only way to make a living representing indigent clients was to take massive numbers of appointments. (Im not concerning myself with fractional districts like CD08.) Ms. Wyatt is represented by Neal Manne. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } color: #888; 2023-00952; Nile Copeland v. Judge Latosha Lewis Payne. After watching Congress attempt to function last week, I cannot imagine why some want Texas to be like D.C, Phelan said. } background-color: #ccf; JP4 57.89% 42.11% State commission on Judicial conduct regarding candidates. She drew a short straw, and I think that contributed to her decision to run for Governor. A big part of what the countys organizing, and the growth of the local clubs, has done is to dispel that notion and allow people the chance to enhance their communities. font-size: 12px; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { Yet, the way the (Texas Public Information Act) is written, no one except those involved in the underlying lawsuit can get access to the public information.. HD135 40.00% 57.44% 2.56% Democrats can persuade at least some Republicans to vote for their statewide candidates, but only under some conditions. Schaffer and attorney Shawn Johnson said the problems reach the level of fraud, pointing to a page of voter signatures on the Fraga ballot application that is identical to one filed by another Republican candidate for judge, in a different race, on a different date. Paxton 170,642 309,499 34.36% 51.80% JP1 58,125 125,740 5,522 HD141 17.54% 80.08% 2.38% Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said the county would challenge Hegars finding in court if necessary. We found name after name where there's not a date of birth, not a voter ID number, it's dated improperly, it's notarized on a different date, just multiple problems, said Kent Schaffer, attorney for Judge Weems. In Placer County, for example, the local Democratic Party is hosting phone bank events every Saturday. HD134 34,947 43,974 GEORGE P. BUSH. clearInterval(nTimer); Novembers school board elections are a critical opportunity for all of us to stand together to support racially and socially equitable schools, and the public education our students need to succeed, she said in a statement. Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo, AG argues for separating that San Antonio criminal justice reform proposition into multiple questions, November 2022 election, adding to an array of GOP litigation. Carla Wyatt, County Treasurer, Alexandra Mealer, County Judge Achieving the goal set in item #1 will require an all-hands-on-deck mobilization. Dems were down 2K to 7K in 2016, and down 2K to plus less than 1K in 2022. Erin Lunceford is represented by Andy Taylor. Anyway. This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. Its perfectly appropriate for the chamber to have sanctions for that kind of action, and its not that different, at least to my mind, than what was passed after the 2003 walkout. One is Fort Bend, which was positive for Dems in 2018 and 2020, but not in other years. The numbers tell the tale. JP5 146,733 136,478 6,730 $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { .leg-hnt-district-number { HD139 12,258 30,317 1,025 1 Siegels email was sent on Jan 3, three days before the deadline to file election contest lawsuits. Shaw, a parent of an eighth grader and a 10th grader, used to volunteer in the classroom, but says that during the pandemic, the school board became less accessible and less transparent about its decision-making. Dist Paxton% Garza% Lib% HD150 34,895 22,408 HD138 52.82% 44.15% 3.03% They may have drawn some support from people who otherwise voted Republican, or they got more people who might have been skipping other judicial races to push their buttons. Danna 1,983 19,814 18,452 982 Again, I want to stress, the goals that Act4SA and Ground Game Texas are advocating are good and laudable and I support them. unfair distribution of election supplies. HD144 12,065 13,483 Sixteen senators had Lady Fortune on their side and drew four-year terms, and fifteen unlucky souls will have to run for reelection in two years. HD135 17,620 22,982 7 Opponents of Prop A, including Garza, say it conflicts with state law where low amounts marijuana is still a misdemeanor and therefore should not be allowed in individual cities. .widget-img { font-size: 16px; We have until noon on Tuesday to respond to the Texas Supreme Court. Theres already more than 2.5 million registered voters in Harris County, up about 100K from November 2020, and I expect there to be over 2.6 million by next November. See here and here for some background. At this point, three months out, they seem as plausible as Bigfoot sightings, but lets take Cindy Siegel at her word and assume the existence of 2600 actual people who were actually unable to cast a ballot on Election Day. } It is Ballotpedias goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number. Source1Source2. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. The X-axis is where they are on the ballot, so on the left we start with the appellate races, then go through the district and family courts, then into the county civil, criminal, and finally probate courts. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} Wyatt 1,950 2,110 0 2,258 HD130 71.33% 28.67% HD131 18.69% 78.34% 2.96% JP3 44.34% 52.96% 2.70% display: block; Ill get to the money issue in a minute. I still think, based on past history, that SCOTx would prefer to not get involved at this time, but Im somewhat less confident of that now. 10 people run from traffic stop in west Houston, Memorial Villages PD says, Man ticketed for feeding Houston's homeless outside of library. The ones who get to wait until 2026 are Brandon Creighton (SD04), Mayes Middleton (SD11), Borris Miles (SD13), and Lois Kolkhorst (SD18). Sonja Shaw is running for a seat on the Chino Valley school board in the Inland Empire, with help from the state Republican Party. 'Im tired of being quiet!' HD146 19.52% 77.78% 2.70% JP4 173,366 120,182 6,806 document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640072d196cb8').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide'); CC3 61.36% 36.95% 1.68% 0.00% There are multiple precincts that are partially in Houston and partially not in Houston. After Hensleys presentation, council member Jesse Davis mentioned that it has been an all-or-nothing-type situation with the decriminalization issue and suggested finding a middle ground by implementing parts of the ordinance that doesnt violate state law. Hidalgo said Hegar came to an incorrect conclusion by dividing Harris Countys 2022 short fiscal year budget by seven months and multiplying that number by 12 to get the annualized budget. } January 2022 reports are here, July 2022 reports are here. We will follow the county partys lead against supporting this expelled Republican, Hockenbury said. justify-content: center; Interview #001 -- Cindy Siegel is the chairwoman for the Harris County Republican Party. None of the other Texas cities where decriminalization initiatives have been approved Elgin, Denton, San Marcos and Austin has faced litigation. JP4 59.99% 39.99% 0.02% This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes. They may have other priorities and Im open to that, I just want to be heard. The same is true for 2018, except with the exact opposite result: 2018 bad counties 83K to 90K margin-top: 1px; } JP6 23.14% 76.86% HD138 56.38% 40.10% 2.38% 1.13% HD143 8,646 14,845 732 5 The incumbent candidate is Adrian Garcia, who faces two challengers in the . HD145 33.87% 66.10% 0.02% I did not get around to doing the 30-day and 8-day reports from 2022, so what you see here in these reports is not contiguous for those who were on last Novembers ballot. (Of course, if we had managed to pass a federal voting rights law over the past two years, we wouldnt be talking about any of this now. (Section 172.022, Texas Election Code). This will be the most interesting election on the May ballot. Some candidates who took part in the GOP sessions said theyve taken part in training by other groups as well. Im not going to expend any energy on that at this time. But Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his allies moved successfully Wednesday to prevent the matter from even getting to a vote on the floor. HD130 71.91% 28.07% 0.02% We are subject to the authorities of those that appointed us, said Remi Garza, Cameron County elections administrator and the Texas Association of Elections Administrators legislative committee co-chair. width: 57%; JP2 44.39% 55.61% Similar to its California Trailblazers program, which focuses on running for legislative seats, participants received a binder of information that includes not just deadlines and required forms, but also vendor options, website design tools and tips on how to make the most of campaign funds. This year, the GOP is seeking to capitalize on the increased political engagement of parents which started with COVID policies, but has carried over to national issues such as critical race theory and sex education. .widget-key { ==================================== Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. This is why we have so many voting locations on Election Day, precisely because stuff sometimes happens. But we have a public defender now, and yet we still have judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys. HD132 36,431 23,448 HD132 59.59% 38.35% 2.06% They arent any more valid, theyre just in a different venue. Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. I will of course keep an eye on them. JP3 46.84% 53.16% Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 $('.hideResponses').show(); HD132 56.37% 41.11% 2.52% JP3 45.91% 52.02% 2.06% 0.01% The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. } HD139 12,325 30,301 1,174 .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { Federal courts | Party officials, consultants and candidates of both parties say school choice is not at the forefront of the election this year for a number of reasons, including the pandemic, the shift of the issue to the local level, and the passage of Assembly Bill 1505 in 2019, which changed how publicly funded charter schools operate in California. Judge Ramirez is represented by John Staley. San Antonio had previously passed an ordinance that recommends that no local funds be used to investigate criminal charges related to abortions. Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million off from the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. See here, here, and here for some background. One is that the many millions of dollars spent by the Mealer/Mattress Mack cohort did have some effect, specifically in the criminal court races, with that effect being slightly larger in the county courts than in the district courts. Some party officers, committee chairmen, and committee members may be currently vacant for the 2020-2022 term. This is nothing but a pretext. There are about 2,500 races for local school board seats in California in November about half of the total 5,000 seats, according to the California School Boards Association. HD142 25.96% 71.15% 2.89% The chamber also approved new punishments for members who break quorum, like most House Democrats did two years ago in protest of GOP-backed voting restrictions. Now is not the time to re-litigate.. Judge Walker is represented by John Raley. HD126 35,244 23,460 1,482 .percentage_number { Looking back at those earlier years, Beto fell short of the top performers in Houston, which in 2008 and 2012 was Adrian Garcia and which in 2018 was himself, but he did better in non-Houston Harris County. Dist Stanart%Hudspeth% Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% A political party . About 40K people on average skipped these three races, compared with a bit less than 23K for RRC. JP8 62.50% 37.50%, Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I The disappointing part outside of the breaking local law is not giving the demographics, Stevens told the Denton Record-Chronicle.

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