Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Houston, TX) – Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) is asking Harris County Clerk Hollins for clarification on his vote count reporting. Clerk Hollins (D-Harris County) currently lists three different vote totals on three different lists that his office generates.
“Which of these counts is correct?” asked Senator Bettencourt.
The Daily Record of Early Voting spreadsheet shows 1,090,445 votes cast, while the number reported by the Clerk to the Texas Secretary of State’s office is 1,081,265, and the Harris County voter roster shows 1,092,521.
“Clerk Hollins own reporting shows three different numbers in the tally of who has already cast their ballot. He owes the voters an explanation to the public about which one of these numbers is correct,” concluded Senator Bettencourt.