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Tonight there is more

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election controversy in Texas.

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The Texas Secretary of State's

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office says it has now begun a

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full audit of the 2020 general

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election in several counties,

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including Harris.

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The other counties include

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call in Dallas and Tarrant,

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two are Democratic strongholds

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and two are Republican.

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The announcement comes as former

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President Donald Trump asked

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Governor Abbott or a ballot review.

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Marcelino Benito is following this story.

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Marcelino this is already prompting

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reaction from local leaders.

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Well, that's right me a judge a doggle

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calls it a dangerous political sham.

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And now the county is already

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exploring options to try and stop it.

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I am now being blindsided about an

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audit that we have no information on

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and nearly 24 hours since the Texas

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Secretary of State's office sent

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this short press release announcing

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a forensic audit of 2020 election

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results in four Texas counties.

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Isabel Longoria, the woman tasked with

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running elections here in Harris County,

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has yet to hear from state officials.

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We all found out about this

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audit is when I found out

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about it as of noon today.

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I still have not received any

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direction from the Texas Secretary

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of State on what this audit is.

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What encompases why it's being called

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for the audit announcement came just

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hours after former President Trump

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sent this open letter to Governor

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Abbott demanding he audit Texas

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2020 election results, a state Trump

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won. It is clear, then,

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that the sensational announcement of

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an audit by the state is nothing more

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than a political ploy. Harris County

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broke turn out records in 2020 and

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garnered national attention for

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implementing drive through and 24

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hour voting after the election,

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Texas Secretary of State officials.

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Called the 2020 election.

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Safe and secure.

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Multiple reviews and audits

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conducted already in Harris County.

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Also found no evidence of

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fraud in November's election.

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This does

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not deserve to be treated as a

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serious matter or a serious audit.

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It is an irresponsible political trick.

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It is a sham. It's why the

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County Attorney tells us tonight

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he will be looking at and reviewing

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each state request for election records

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on a case by case basis to determine

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if and when the county. Can push back

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we're seeing right now is an act of

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bad faith and the goal of this is to

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intimidate our election workers and

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the folks who volunteer in elections to

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undermine our confidence in democracy,

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and to pander to a certain

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set of conspiracy theorists.

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And a gentleman who lost an

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election 11 months ago.

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Now we should mention we

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reached out to the Governor,

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Lieutenant governor and Secretary of

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State's office is today and right now,

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no one wants to answer questions

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about this audit, how it will work,

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and how much it will cost you back to you.

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Marcelino Benito walking us

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through it all. Thank you.