A Texas judge has ordered Harris County to hold a new election for judge in the 180th District Court following a lawsuit filed by Republican candidate Tami Pierce, who lost by fewer than 450 votes in a race against Democrat Judge DaSean Jones in 2022.
Visiting Judge David Peeples of Bexar County issued the order on May 15 in the 165th District Court, citing illegal and disqualified votes cast after hours during the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022.
“Judge Peeples’s decision to order a new election confirms what the Harris County GOP has been saying since 2022—The previous election administrations’ handling of our elections was beyond negligent, resulting in voters’ confidence in our elections being damaged,” said Cindy Siegel, Harris County GOP chair, in a statement following the judge’s ruling….