Politics & Government

Texas Secretary Of State's Office Releases New Information On Audit Of 2020 Election

The Governor defended the audit in an interview with Fox News Sunday.

(Tony Cantu/Patch)

September 28, 2021

CBS 11 is pursuing details behind the Texas Secretary of State’s decision to conduct forensic audits of the 2020 election in three North Texas counties.

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On Monday evening, Sept. 27, a spokesman with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office issued the following statement about the nature of the audit so far:

“Election audits have been underway for several months to identify and remove illegally registered voters, and we refer these cases to the Attorney General’s office.”

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