Texas SB420 allows the secretary of state to order a new election in counties with a population of 2.7 million or more if there is a shortage of.
Texas SB420 amends the Election Code to add provisions allowing the secretary of state to order a new election in counties with a population of 2.7 million or more if there is a shortage of ballots. Specifically, the secretary of state must order a new election if they have good cause to believe that at least two percent of the polling places in the county ran out of usable ballots during voting hours and did not receive supplemental ballots for one or more hours after requesting them.
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