Republican lawmakers in Texas proposed a bill that would enable the secretary of state to overturn election results in counties that have one million residents or more.
Senate Bill 1993 was introduced on Thursday by state senators. It would allow the secretary of state – currently a Republican – to order a new election and gain district court-level authority.
The passage of the bill would affect six Texas counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, and Collin.
GOP officials conducted audits and Republican candidates challenged their losses. Current Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) even conducted an investigation over allegations of improprieties. All of these efforts resulted with a conclusion that the county did not suffer from widespread voter fraud.
The expenses that would result in calling a new election by the secretary of state would be paid for by the same authorities that funded the original election.