For an automatic trigger, it has to be a tie.
It's not unusual for counties to turn in results that late.
At this point it's a declaration of her intent, not an application for a place on the ballot. We're reviewing everything appropriately before we say one way or the other and will wait until tomorrow before we say anything further.
There's nothing political about it. In Texas, there are certain requirements for independent candidates to get a place on the ballot, and our office is applying those to each candidate this election cycle.
Our goal is to get this 100 percent right. There's no way to do that with statistical sampling.
We don't see switching the court as affecting the outcome for us. The secretary will still uphold the election code and Texas law.
It does not have anything in it to permit us to supplement, modify or amend.
It will take a criminal investigation to determine what happened and what will result because of that.
When you're dealing with a primary, it's usually a little bit longer on election night than a general election.
Oh, I booed him. He left here for the money. He's a traitor.
