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He wrote:
“Harris County Central Count must have some kind of secret teleportation device they used to remove 2000 to 3000 voters a day from HCC South Loop and moved them to Kashmere every day of early voting after the fact. THIS is merely one of many astounding feats overcoming the limitations of time and space, physics, Rodney Ellis’ team has been able to achieve.
Me, my team and other candidates worked HCC Southloop many days of the early voting period. For instance, Wednesday we know for a fact we passed out 1000 campaign buttons to voters that exited the polling location with a ‘I Voted’ sticker, many of which we had spoken with as they were entering the polling location.
Wednesday Oct 30 at HCC 610 loop easily 2,500 voters entered that voting center by all accounts and this morning Harris County Central Count adjusted that number to 711?
Over 60 daily totals shifted from heavy ‘Republican’ polling locations to heavy ‘Democrat’ polling locations.
We want answers.
Left Totals at polls closing Friday evening and these numbers lasted online until the morning where the image at right shifted 60 different daily totals as indicated entirely inconsistent with first hand on site witnesses at these polling locations.”
Trahan’s accusations revolve around a perceived disparity in voter tallies, noting that reported voter totals in heavily Republican precincts allegedly diminished while numbers increased in traditionally Democratic-leaning areas. According to Trahan, these shifts defy firsthand accounts from on-site witnesses and undermine confidence in the integrity of the election process.
Caroline Kane, a candidate for Texas’ 7th Congressional District, also highlighted her concerns on X. Kane pointed to glaring inconsistencies in reported voter turnout at specific polling sites, which she said shifted dramatically without explanation.
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She wrote:
“In Harris County, there are now huge discrepancies in early voters by polling location between yesterday and what is now showing today. These should NOT CHANGE, yet 60 polling locations have indeed changed.
The beginning of the list and end of alphabetical list are all nearly the same. The entire middle of the report is off. Look at ‘HCC West Loop South,’ for instance. Where did the votes go? Perhaps some went to ‘Samuel Matthews Park Community Center’?
I check these numbers daily to check traffic and assign volunteers for the following day. All was consistent day-to-day until today – when everything changed. What is going on here [Office of County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth]?”
For Kane, the discrepancies represent a significant breach in the expected transparency and consistency of the voting process. Her post underscored the frustration felt by many in her party, as the alleged shifts in vote counts create obstacles in campaign planning and volunteer assignment.
In the wake of the backlash, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth issued a statement addressing the alleged error, attributing the misreported vote totals to a “formatting error” in their tracking spreadsheet. Hudspeth’s office claims the error caused cells to shift, inaccurately reflecting vote counts across multiple polling sites.
Hudspeth explained:
“In the process of updating the daily record of early vote totals for two vote centers (Baytown Community Center and Mission Bend Center), the formatting of the spreadsheet inadvertently misaligned, causing cells to shift and reflect incorrect numbers for other locations. Our office is aware and is actively working to correct the report.
A gentle reminder, as stated in red at the bottom of the early vote total report, the numbers of early voters by personal appearance are UNOFFICIAL until all administrative documents collected from each voting center are reviewed and reconciled in accordance with the Texas Election Code (TEC). I assure you that every vote that was cast will be accurately tallied.”
Hudspeth’s response aims to quell concerns by emphasizing that all votes will undergo thorough reconciliation before being finalized, as required by the Texas Election Code. However, for critics, the explanation falls short of addressing their doubts, with many questioning the frequency and direction of such “glitches.”
As Harris County works to rectify the reported discrepancies, the controversy has only heightened partisan tensions over election integrity in Texas. Republicans continue to demand transparency and accountability, calling for explanations that go beyond a mere formatting error.
With early voting drawing to a close and Election Day on the horizon, questions over Harris County’s vote-counting practices are unlikely to fade. Whether the ongoing adjustments in vote totals will be clarified to everyone’s satisfaction remains to be seen, but for now, the issue has once again cast a spotlight on the complexities—and controversies—of election administration in Texas.
