Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down
Her tenure included a DOJ voter-roll request, a federal database review that flagged 2,724 potential noncitizens, and lawsuits over election checks.
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Texas elections chief steps down ahead of midterm elections
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday that she would step down, leaving the position charged with managing Texas’s midterm elections vacant. Nelson’s resignation comes after a slew of high-profile upsets in the May 26 Texas primary runoff elections. Trump-endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton bested incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), and progressive stalwart Rep. Al Green (D-TX) lost to the younger Rep. Christian Menefee (D…
Top Texas elections official stepping down
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday announced that she’s stepping down ahead of midterm elections amid several Lone Star State races that have garnered national attention. She’s set to depart her office, which did not provide a reason for her departure, on July 17. “It has been my goal to ensure that voting…
Texas Secretary Of State Jane Nelson To Resign July 17
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday that she will step down from the position effective July 17, ending a three-and-a-half-year tenure as the state’s chief elections officer. Nelson, appointed by President Donald Trump’s ally, Gov. Greg Abbott, in January 2023, oversaw seven statewide elections with more than 27 million ballots cast. She also managed business filings that reached record levels with over 3 million active entiti…
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