Elected county clerk required to replace appointed elections administrator
Enacted5/10
⚖ Texas Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect (Aug 2023); Harris County dropped its constitutional challenge by Dec 2023, leaving the law in effect.
Texas · Texas SB 1750 · Jun 18, 2023
Impact 5/10
Requires counties with populations over 1 million to abolish the appointed county elections administrator position, transferring election-day duties to the elected county clerk and voter-registration duties to the elected tax assessor-collector, both partisan-elected offices.
Voting & electionsLow-income
Sources
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- Votebeat: Legislature votes to eliminate Harris County election chief ↗
- KSAT: Texas Supreme Court lets law eliminating Harris County elections chief stand ↗
✓ Verified against primary sources 2026-08-16