Texas Republicans filed for forensic audit of 2020 election as Democrats fled state washex.am/2UAghC1
The legislation, filed last week by state Rep. Steve Toth, could have Texas follow Arizona's GOP-led Senate's lead in conducting a partisan inspection of election machines and materials.
The audit would target counties with populations of more than 415,000 people and calls on the governor, lieutenant governor, and House speaker to appoint an "independent third party" to conduct the review between Nov. 1, 2021, and Feb. 1, 2022.
A report is mandated to be delivered to Texas officials by March 1, 2022, "detailing any anomalies or discrepancies in voter data, ballot data, or tabulation,” according to the bill.
The legislation, co-authored by more than a dozen Republicans, was introduced on July 12, the same day many House Democrats fled the state to break quorum so the chamber would not be able to take up voting bills they oppose or any other legislation during a special session.
Ten of the 13 counties that would be covered by the Texas audit, including Dallas and Tarrant counties, were ‘won’ by Biden, including those that cover Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.
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