NYT: Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

NYT: Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

The New York Times’ J. David Goodman covered the confusion in Texas surrounding a lawmaker’s recent death and the state’s newly redrawn Congressional lines.

The pileup of candidates and elections has also created an unusually challenging situation for election officials in Harris County, who must handle mail-in ballots, early voting and Election Days in two different contests, with two different maps, in close succession.

“Anytime you change any aspect of voting, it takes several election cycles for voters to catch up,” said Teneshia Hudspeth, the Harris County clerk who oversees elections. “I foresee that we are going to be working overtime to provide clarity.”

She predicted “some chaos.”

Read more in The New York Times.